Designing safety for IIS
In this activity, you must use what you learned in both lessons and apply it to a real world situation. Read the scenario and then complete the exercise that follows. You can find answers for the exercise in the “Questions and Answers” section at the end of this chapter.
As the Web site administrator for Tailspin Toys, your job has been to design and main?tain the Web site look and feel. Web hosting is outsourced. When you were hired, the Web site was a collection of product pages, marketing hype, and a disorganized customer information database. You’ve built a world-class Web site that attracts a large audience because of the child safety pages, interactive toy demonstrations, virtual toy factory, and all-occasion gift selection workshop. The workshop is personalized by the use of the image of a friendly grandmotherly type woman, Mrs. Glaus. Your “Letters to Mrs. Glaus” newsletter boasts 150,000 subscribers.
Recently, your boss informed you that the Web site is going to be moved in-house. You might remain the Web site administrator if you can prove that you can handle the Web server administration duties as well. To prove your ability to handle the extra responsibilities, she asks you to provide a server administration plan. You have some training and background in server administration because that is what you did while job hunting for a Web site administration position. You do not want to lose your job and feel that a key part of the administration plan should be IIS security. You start your administration plan by designing security for IIS. You have the following information to work with.
Tailspin Toys is an international -wholesaler and retailer of toys. The company originally specialized in flying toys such as kites and toy airplanes, but it now sells many different types of toys. In addition to children’s toys, the company markets many products to adults—from expensive, remote-controlled model airplanes to marble chess sets. If kicls of any age will play with it, Tailspin Toys will sell it.
