Kernel-mode HTTP listener (HTTP.sys)

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Windows_API
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs HTTP.sys
gptkbp:category networking
web server infrastructure
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Microsoft
gptkbp:documentation https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/http/http-sys-overview
gptkbp:features IP security filtering
kernel-mode SSL processing
gptkbp:function HTTP protocol stack
handles HTTP requests in kernel mode
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Windows_Server_2003
gptkbp:location %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\http.sys
gptkbp:logo http.sys
gptkbp:operatingSystem gptkb:Windows
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Winsock
gptkb:Windows_Filtering_Platform
IIS kernel-mode authentication
gptkbp:role listens for HTTP requests
routes HTTP requests to user-mode services
gptkbp:supports gptkb:SSL/TLS
HTTP/1.1
bandwidth throttling
connection management
URL reservation
connection limits
request queuing
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Internet_Information_Services_(IIS)
gptkb:.NET_Framework
Windows Process Activation Service (WAS)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IIS_6.0
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kernel-mode HTTP listener (HTTP.sys)