fileExtensions Element for requestFiltering [IIS Settings Schema]
Note
For more information about the fileExtensions element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: File Name Extensions <fileExtensions>.
Specifies which file name extensions are allowed or denied to limit types of requests sent to the Web server.
Syntax
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements for this section.
Attributes
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
allowUnlisted |
Optional Boolean attribute. Specifies whether the Web server should process files that have unlisted file name extensions. If you set this attribute to true, you must list all file name extensions you want to deny. If you set this attribute to false, you must list all file name extensions you want to allow. The default value is true. |
applyToWebDAV |
Optional Boolean attribute. Specifies whether these settings should also apply to WebDAV requests. |
Child Elements
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
add |
Optional element. Adds a file name extension to the collection of file name extensions. |
remove |
Optional element. Removes a reference to a file name extension from the fileExtensions collection. |
clear |
Optional element. Removes all references to file name extensions from the fileExtensions collection. |
Parent Elements
Element |
Description |
|---|---|
configuration |
Specifies the root element in every configuration file that is used by IIS 7. |
system.webServer |
Specifies the top-level section group (in ApplicationHost.config) in which this element is defined. |
security |
Specifies the section group that contains security-related sections. |
requestFiltering |
Specifies configuration settings for request filtering. |
Remarks
For more information about the fileExtensions element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: File Name Extensions <fileExtensions>.
Element Information
Configuration locations |
Machine.config ApplicationHost.config Root application Web.config Application Web.config Directory Web.config |
Requirements |
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 7.0 |
See Also
Reference
add Element for fileExtensions for requestFiltering [IIS Settings Schema]
remove Element for fileExtensions for requestFiltering [IIS Settings Schema]
clear Element for fileExtensions for requestFiltering [IIS Settings Schema]