iis_app resource

Use the iis_app Chef InSpec audit resource to test the state of IIS on Windows Server 2012 (and later).

Availability

Install

This resource is distributed with Chef InSpec and is automatically available for use.

Version

This resource first became available in v1.28.0 of InSpec.

Syntax

An iis_app resource block declares details about the named site:

describe iis_app('application_path', 'site_name') do
  it { should exist }
  it { should have_application_pool('application_pool') }
  it { should have_protocol('protocol') }
  it { should have_site_name('site') }
  it { should have_physical_path('physical_path') }
  it { should have_path('application_path') }
end

where

'application_path' is the path to the application, such as '/myapp'
have_application_pool, have_protocol, have_site_name, have_physical_path and have_path are the different matchers for this resource.

For example:

describe iis_app('/myapp', 'Default Web Site') do
  it { should exist }
  it { should have_application_pool('MyAppPool') }
  it { should have_protocol('http') }
  it { should have_site_name('Default Web Site') }
  it { should have_physical_path('C:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\myapp') }
  it { should have_path('\\My Application') }
end

Properties

application pool

application_pool property returns the name of the application pool in which the site’s root application is run, such as DefaultAppPool.

its('application_pool') { should eq 'root' }

path

path property returns the path to the application.

its('path') { should eq '\my_app' }

physical_path

physical_path property returns the physical path of the application, such as 'C:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\myapp'.

its('physical_path') { should eq 'C:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\myapp' }

protocols

protocols property returns an array of protocols i.e. the binding for the site, such as 'http'. A site may have multiple bindings.

its('protocols') { should include 'http' }

site_name

site_name property returns the name of the site, such as 'Default Web Site'

its('site_name') { should eq 'Default Web Site' }

Examples

Test a default IIS web application

describe iis_app('Default Web Site') do
  it { should exist }
  it { should be_running }
  it { should have_app_pool('DefaultAppPool') }
  it { should have_binding('http *:80:') }
  it { should have_path('%SystemDrive%\\inetpub\\wwwroot') }
end

Test if IIS service is running

describe service('W3SVC') do
  it { should be_installed }
  it { should be_running }
end

Matchers

For a full list of available matchers, see our Universal Matchers page.

This resource has the following special matchers.

exist

The exist matcher tests if the site exists:

it { should exist }

have_application_pool

The have_application_pool matcher tests if the named application pool exists for the web application:

it { should have_application_pool('DefaultAppPool') }

have_protocol

The have_protocol matcher tests if the specified protocol exists for the web application:

it { should have_protocol('http') }

or:

it { should have_protocol('https') }

A web application may have multiple bindings; use a have_protocol matcher for each unique web application binding to be tested.

Protocol Attributes

The have_protocol matcher can also test attributes that are defined for a web application enabledProtocols.

it { should have_protocol('http') }

For example, testing a site that doesn’t have https enabled:

it { should_not have_protocol('https') }
it { should have_protocol('http') }

Testing a web application with https enabled and http enabled:

it { should have_protocol('https') }
it { should have_protocol('http') }

have_physical_path

The have_physical_path matcher tests if the named path is defined for the web application:

it { should have_physical_path('C:\\inetpub\\wwwroot') }