Machine Key generation feature not exist in latest IIS Version

Question

Answering one of the recent question on SO, i encountered this anomaly.

This msdn blog suggests using IIS to generate machine key, which looks more secure to me as Micr

Answer 1

I know I came to very late to provide this answer. Hope this helps for any others.

I'm using the latest IIS 10(which is the latest)

By default, the Machine Key feature is not installed when enabling the Internet Information Service in the windows features.

You need to install ASP.NET XX from the World Wide Web Service

After installing this, you can generate your keys from the Machine Key Option.