WA000-WI6030 IIS6 - The Limit the kernel request queue monitor must be enabled

Information

A worker process handles all application execution, including authentication and authorization, as well as, ISAPI filter and extension loading. This executable process is called W3WP.exe. When acting as the worker process manager, the www service is responsible for controlling the lifetime of all worker processes that are processing requests. The management console allows it to configure options, such as when to start or recycle a worker process, how many requests to serve before recycling, and what to do if the worker becomes blocked or unable to continue processing requests.

Solution

1. Open the IIS Manager > Right click on the desired Application Pool > Select Properties > Select the Performance tab.
2. Ensure the Limit the kernel request queue monitor is enabled and the value is set to 4000 or less.

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/July2015/U_IIS_6-0_V6R16_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, Rule-ID|SV-38123r2_rule, STIG-ID|WA000-WI6030_IIS6, Vuln-ID|V-13709

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 08e53ac546574a6543a99e534181956632ad734ba549520bfa98fd3cc1bdd918