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Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS)

A Windows Server 2008 R2 server role that enables a computer to issue certificates and permissions for creating and editing contents of documents and media files.

AppCmd.exe

A command-line utility for managing IIS 7.0 configuration settings and for performing tasks such as configuration backup and restore operations.

Application pools (IIS)

A method by which multiple websites can run using separate worker processes in IIS. Application pools minimize the possibility of websites and web applications adversely affecting other sites and applications.

ApplicationHost.config file

The primary settings that store server-level configuration details for IIS. The file is based on an XML format that ...

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