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The IIS 10.0 websites MaxConnections setting must be configured to limit the number of allowed simultaneous session requests.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-218826 IIST-SV-000200 SV-218826r561041_rule Medium
Description
Resource exhaustion can occur when an unlimited number of concurrent requests are allowed on a website, facilitating a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. Mitigating this kind of attack will include limiting the number of concurrent HTTP/HTTPS requests per IP address and may include, where feasible, limiting parameter values associated with keepalive (i.e., a parameter used to limit the amount of time a connection may be inactive).
STIG Date
Microsoft IIS 10.0 Server Security Technical Implementation Guide 2022-09-21

Details

Check Text ( C-20298r310953_chk )
Access the IIS 10.0 IIS Manager.

Click the IIS 10.0 server.

Select "Configuration Editor" under the "Management" section.

From the "Section:" drop-down list at the top of the configuration editor, locate "system.applicationHost/sites".

Expand "siteDefaults".
Expand "limits".

Review the results and verify the value is greater than zero for the "maxconnections" parameter.

If the maxconnections parameter is set to zero, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-20296r310954_fix)
Access the IIS 10.0 IIS Manager.

Click the IIS 10.0 server.

Select "Configuration Editor" under the "Management" section.

From the "Section:" drop-down list at the top of the configuration editor, locate "system.applicationHost/sites".

Expand "siteDefaults".
Expand "limits".

Set the "maxconnections" parameter to a value greater than zero.