FW_H_HttpLimitPayload

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To limit request payload length

  1. In the console tree of ISA Server Management, click Firewall Policy.

  2. In the details pane, click the applicable access rule or Web publishing rule.

  3. On the Tasks tab, click Edit Selected Rule.

  4. If editing a Web publishing rule, click on the Traffic tab, click Filtering, and then click Configure HTTP.If editing an access rule, click on the Protocols tab, click Filtering, and then click Configure HTTP.

  5. On the General tab, verify that Allow any payload length is not selected.

  6. In Maximum payload length (bytes), type the maximum payload length allowed per request.

  7. In the details pane, click Apply.

Note

To open ISA Server Management, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft ISA Server, and then click ISA Server Management.
For ISA Server 2006 Enterprise Edition, expand Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006, expand Arrays, expand Array_Name, and then click Firewall Policy.
For ISA Server 2006 Standard Edition, expand Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006, expand Server_Name, and then click Firewall Policy.

Important

To allow requests, regardless of payload length, select Allow any payload length.
You can only limit request payload length on rules that allow access, not on rules that deny access.
After you click Apply in the details pane, the policy is updated. The new policy applies only to new connections.