Scenario: Simple file upload application using ColdFusion 8 on IIS 6 and Windows 2003 server. The application allows for large files to be uploaded to the server for backend processing. File sizes range from 10MB – 300 MB. Problem: File upload fails for files greater than 30MB. Analysis: Several options were investigated including [...]
Category Archives: Server
Folder permission not inherited by uploaded file in PHP/IIS
Scenario: The web application has two components, a private upload area and a public download area. To upload a file you must be logged in via HTTP Authentication in IIS (v6 on Windows 2003). The file is uploaded to a non-web accessible uploads folder. Downloads are public and are allowed for anyone who has the [...]
Security is important!
I am guilty of an unforgiveable crime. I deployed an unsecured webserver and in IT that is THE ULTIMATE IN STUPIDITY! I am sorry and will not let it happen again. As a result the server was infected and became a zombie covertly attacking other servers. The machine was infected with the Downandup/Conficker trojan. This [...]
Windows 2003 Domain Controller Security
I was having a problem viewing the event logs on my windows 2003 domain controller. The specific error message was “”Unable to complete the operation on ‘Application’. Access is denied”". This was very strange because I logged in as Administrator and should be able to access everything. The solution to this was quite simple, although [...]
