How Windows 2000 Security Works with IIS
Windows 2000 security protects your computer and its resources by requiring user accounts for all operations. You can control access to all computer resources, including Web content, by limiting the user rights of these accounts. Windows 2000 maintains account lists of local users and groups, and of users and groups within a domain.
Internet Information Services utilizes a four-step process in controlling Web site access. When IIS receives a request to access a site, it first checks for specific IP address restrictions. Next, it verifies the user account. The third step for the server is to verify Web site permissions. Finally, IIS checks NTFS permissions to control access to folders and files. Of these ...
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