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IISW-SI-000228: Non-ASCII characters in URLs must be prohibited

Non-ASCII characters in URLs must be prohibited by any IIS 8.5 website.
To check compliance with IISW-SI-000228, complete the following steps:
  1. Open the IIS 8.5 Manager.
  2. Click website name.
  3. Double-click the
    Request Filtering
    icon.
  4. In the
    Actions
    pane, click
    Edit Feature Settings
    .
  5. Verify that the
    Allow high-bit characters
    check box is not selected.
If the
Allow high-bit characters
check box is selected, your application is not compliant.
If the website has operational reasons to set
Allow high-bit characters
, this vulnerability can be documented locally by the ISSM/ISSO.
If your application is not compliant, complete the following steps for each site hosted on the IIS 8.5 web server:
  1. Open the IIS 8.5 Manager.
  2. Click the website name.
  3. Double-click the
    Request Filtering
    icon.
  4. In the
    Actions
    pane, click
    Edit Feature Settings
    .
  5. Deselect the
    Allow high-bit characters
    check box.