validation Element [IIS Settings Schema]

Note

For more information about the validation element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Validation <validation>.

Configures IIS 7 to detect whether an ASP.NET application that is set up to run in ISAPI mode needs to be changed in order to function correctly in Integrated mode. 

Syntax

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements for this section.

Attributes

Attribute

Description

validateIntegratedModeConfiguration

Optional Boolean attribute.

Specifies whether configuration validation is enabled when it runs in Integrated mode. The <system.Web/httpHandlers> and <system.Web/httpModules> sections as well as impersonation are checked during this process. For more information, see the Remarks section.

The default value is true.

Child Elements

None.

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.

Remarks

For more information about the validation element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Validation <validation>.

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

ValidationSection Class [IIS 7 and higher]