RE: ISA Configuration for OWA

  • From: "Thomas W Shinder" <tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 15:33:36 -0500

Hi Beth,

On the Users tab, enable the forward basic authentication checkbox and
see what happens.

HTH,
Tom

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Beth Whyle [mailto:bethwhyle@xxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 3:20 PM
> To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List]
> Subject: [isalist] ISA Configuration for OWA
> 
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> I've spent a few days going in circles over the OWA
> authentication methods on the ISA server. 
> Background information:
> 
> Set up the Certificate for HTTPS(also
> exported/imported for the internal front end Exchange
> server)
> Modified the host file on the ISA Server to ensure the
> URL was pointing to the address of the internal front
> end Exchange server.
> 
> Forms-based authentication is turned off on the front
> end server.
> 
> I followed the instructions for configuring all the
> pieces and everything works fine if the authentication
> within the OWA Listener on the ISA server is set to
> Basic.  However, once I change the authentcation to
> FBA and check require all users to authenticate it no
> longer works.  The OWA LogOn screen served by the ISA
> server comes up but when you try to log in it just
> brings you back to the logon screen.  
> 
> I reviewed the firewall log and when authentication is
> set to basic I can see the traffic going to the front
> end server(internal) for authentication.
> 
> When auth is set to FBA I only see traffic destined
> for the ISA Servers external IP address.  Strange?  
> What mechanism controls the redirect to the front end
> server when FBA is selected?  
> 
> 
> I have silly question that may or may not be related. 
> When setting up the ISA Server is it necessary to have
> IIS Running?  Nothing but OWA is being served from
> this server.  Obviously it does not bcs I have it
> stopped but I just want to clarify.  When I had it
> enabled, it was accepting the https requests to
> process itself when in reality I think the OWA HTTPS
> Listener needs to handle the request.  Is this sound
> logical or am I way off base?
> 
> Any feedback would be appreciated.
> 
> 
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