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Internet Information Server Scanner : Scanning On Url Vulnerabilities, Yu Jin Tan
Internet Information Server Scanner : Scanning On Url Vulnerabilities, Yu Jin Tan
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This dissertation analyzes weaknesses on web servers, focusing on Microsoft's Internet Information Server (HS). As part of the research, an HS scanner (HS-SCAN) has been implemented to probe only on URL vulnerabilities. The need for a vulnerability scanner stems from the alarming number of successful attacks on computer systems that are connected to the Internet. The security flaws threatening e-businesses and the Internet community has prompted bona fide defense measures. Internet firewalls - gateways controlling access between one network and all the others - became a must-have for any organization connecting to the Net. If the firewall is considered the …