IIS7 makes publishing Web content more secure with built-in
support for standards-based publishing protocols.
FTP
The FTP Publishing Service for IIS 7.0 allows Web content creators to publish
content more easily and securely to IIS 7.0 Web servers using modern Internet
publishing standards. FTP7 enables secure publishing of content using FTP over
SSL (FTPS), with support for Internet standards such as UTF8 and IPv6. New
management tools, built-in to IIS Manager, allows users to enable FTP for an
existing Web site, instead of creating separate FTP and Web sites to host the
same content. FTP for IIS 7.0 also allows hosting multiple FTP sites on the same
IP address through virtual host name support. FTP for IIS 7.0 removes the need
to create Windows user accounts on the server to enable FTP publishing by
allowing authentication using IIS Manager User accounts and .NET Membership. It
also provides enhanced logging that records all FTP traffic to help track FTP
activity and diagnose potential issues.
New features like membership-based authentication and enhanced logging give
administrators a rich management and diagnostic experience for FTP sites. Built
as an Extension for IIS 7.0, the new FTP service offers Web administrators and
hosters an integrated management and configuration experience for FTP and Web
sites through IIS Manager. The deep integration allows administrators to use IIS
configuration management scripting tools such as AppCmd and the IIS PowerShell
Provider to manage FTP configuration.
WebDAV
The WebDAV Extension for IIS 7.0 is a new module written specifically for
Windows Server 2008 that enables Web authors to publish content more easily and
securely than before, and offers Web administrators and hosters better
integration, configuration and authorization features.
WebDAV for IIS 7.0 integrates seamlessly with the new IIS 7.0 Manager console
and allows more secure publishing of content using HTTP over SSL. WebDAV for IIS
7.0 can be enabled at the site level, unlike in IIS 6.0, which enabled WebDAV at
the server-level through a Web Service Extension. WebDAV for IIS 7.0 supports
per-URL authoring rules, allowing administrators to specify custom WebDAV
security settings on a per-URL basis with one set of security settings for
normal HTTP requests and a separate set of security settings for WebDAV
authoring. WebDAV conforms to the HTTP Extensions for Distributed Authoring
standard.