Pluralsight Extending IIS 7.5 with Modules and Handlers

Since IIS 7, the once monolithic web server has been broken up into about 40 components so a web server can be setup with only what it actually needs which reduces its security exposure and memory footprint. The architecture also facilitates replacing built in functionality with our own implementations. Support for HttpModules and HttpHandlers allow the web server to be extended using familiar managed .NET code rather than the previous ISAPI techiniques that required unmanaged C or C++. Great new diagnostic features provide the ability to save information about failed requests and allow inspection of worker processes and active requests running in the web server. The Microsoft.Web.Administration can also be used to write managed code that can create IIS web sites, application pools, or virtual directories.

 

Introduction		00:40:16
Overview		01:26
Architecture		09:59
Modular Architecture		05:17
Configuration and Delegation		07:38
.NET Integration		04:06
Extensible		02:08
Directory Browsing Module		03:33
Image Copyright Handler		04:53
Summary		01:16
HttpModules		00:46:25
Overview		01:10
What is a HttpModule		03:48
ASP.NET OutputCache		04:42
Error Logging Module		10:19
Delay Module		03:35
Server Mask Module		05:15
32bit App Warning		03:16
Extending Configuration		05:52
Global Assembly Cache(GAC)		07:45
Summary		00:43
HttpHandlers		00:38:31
Overview		00:48
What is a HttpHandler		01:49
ASP.NET Trace.axd		03:08
Cache Clear Handler		05:35
IsReusable		04:44
Generic Handler (.ashx)		03:08
Server Name Handler		02:45
Ajax Handlers		08:16
Global Assembly Cache(GAC)		05:43
Summary		02:35
Managing IIS and Diagnostics		00:42:22
Overview		01:32
Failed Request Tracing		07:12
Runtime Status and Control API		05:45
Microsoft.Web.Administration		05:57
Virtual Directories		03:46
IIS Log Files		07:09
LogParser		07:25
Summary		03:36