Week 11: Application Software

Week 11 Outline

For this week assignment you will be completing the following:

1. Installing IIS on Server 2015; Note IIS is a Web Server
2. Installing ASP.Net framework on IIS Server
3. Verifying that ASP.NET is installed : Take a screen shot: Step 3 in the instructions given
4. Viewing the port on your Default Website
5. View the pool used to run the Default Website
6. Running ASP.NET Application
7. Defining and researching what is ASP.net and what are some alternative to ASP.net

Reading Materials

 

Week 11 Activity: Hands on Requirement

• Activity: Install IIS Web Services/IIS 8.0 Using ASP.net
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/get-started/whats-new-in-iis-8/iis-80-using-aspnet-35-and-aspnet-45
• Auditing IIS Web Server
  • IIS Log Ananyzer: https://www.manageengine.com/products/eventlog/iis-web-server-management-reports.html?cam=141131797&adgid=9349293757&kwd=%2Biis%20%2Bweb%20%2Bserver%20%2Bauditing&loc=9003798&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIytqTz_HU3gIVReDICh20CAg4EAAYASAAEgK7CPD_BwE
  • IIS_Auditing_Quick_Reference_Guide
• Install Visual Studio 2015
  • Download:1.Visual Studio from the link belowhttps://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=Community&rel=15#
  • Using the labs from last week or Microsoft Download center download and install Visual Studio
  • Specify the Web Server for Web Projects in Visual Studio

Week 11 Activity: What is required to be submitted

What you will be submitting via a MS word document.

1. A screen shot verifying that ASP.net is installed
2. Answer the following questions
   • How many application pools do you have?
   • What port is automatically assigned to the default Web Page
   • Define what is ASP.net
   • List some alternatives to ASP.net
   • If you had a choice would you use ASP.net or an alternative; based on your answer explain why?
   • If you Installed IIS, what steps would you take to ensure the server is secure and also monitored? List at least 2 to 3 steps
3. Take a screen shot of the wwwroot directory to show that the sample example.zip is extracted
4. Take a screen shot of http://localhost/example35 and paste it to your MS word document
5. Save the file and upload it as Week11Activity.doc

Discussion Board

Web Development, Web Application and Web Servers are a critical part of many organizations, it is the gateway into their organization.  Discuss difference between a Web Development, Web Application and a Web Server.  List at least three Web Applications and state why it is important to audit or monitor its usage.

Use this link as a reference: https://www.quora.com/What-is-web-application

Supplemental Materials

• Audit Server 2012
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkzsJuXcZ-s