SourceOne Discovery Manager: Unexpected Exception when selecting items to view from Discovery Manager Web Client due to IIS Dynamic Restrictions settings.
Summary: Unexpected Exception when selecting items to view from Discovery Manager Web Client due to IIS Dynamic Restrictions settings. Error: The request failed with HTTP status 403: Forbidden
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Symptoms
When navigating within the Discovery Manager Web client after logging into it, the pop-up error 'Unexpected Error' or 'The request failed with HTTP status 403: Forbidden' is reported.

Cause
This problem is caused by the Dynamic Restrictions settings in IIS 8.x or later.
Resolution
Disable Dynamic Restrictions in IIS 8.x or increase the threshold that triggers a client IP block.
Refer to Microsoft's reference article on:
IIS 8.0 Dynamic IP Address Restrictions
Refer to Microsoft's reference article on:
IIS 8.0 Dynamic IP Address Restrictions
Affected Products
SourceOneProducts
SourceOne, SourceOne Discovery Manager, SourceOne Email ManagementArticle Properties
Article Number: 000052701
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 26 May 2025
Version: 5
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