[isalist] Re: Question about forms mode authentication for OWA

  • From: Jim Harrison <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 06:24:49 -0700

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Unfortunately, the logs don't include the authentication method (that would be 
useful, wouldn't it?).
Also, the initial request may be anonymous, so you'll want to look in nearby 
log entries fro the successful autodiscover requests.

Can you paste the log entry here?

Jim

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From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Andrew Hodgson
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 1:36 AM
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: Question about forms mode authentication for OWA

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Hi Jim,

Thanks for this.

I have made further investigations and found that it is just the autodiscover 
service that is failing - the Outlook Anywhere is actually working if I define 
the settings manually, including the offline address book etc.

The rule that publishes the autodiscover is the Outlook Anywhere rule, and this 
is set to basic authentication with the web listener set to form based 
authentication.  The rule tests fine on all paths.

I checked the logs, and it is giving an access denied error to the autodiscover 
path, possibly because Outlook isn't trying to authenticate?  I can't see any 
evidence in the logs that ISA is dropping back to basic authentication because 
of the Outlook HTTP user-agent string.

I discovered on this machine that we are pre Outlook 2007 SP1, so just applying 
all patches before continuing.

Thanks.
Andrew.

-----Original Message-----
From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Jim Harrison
Sent: 03 April 2009 17:48
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: Question about forms mode authentication for OWA

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Using FBA/Basic requires that the OL clients use basic as well when they 
authenticate to ISA.
FBA cannot fall back to anything other than HTTP-Basic.
It's highly doubtful that your internal clients are using Basic auth, since OL 
will tend to use RPCoTCP, not RPCoHTTP internally.

Use the logging monitor if you want to understand what's failing and when - 
that's what it's for.

Jim

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From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Andrew Hodgson
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 7:33 AM
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Subject: [isalist] Re: Question about forms mode authentication for OWA

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Hi Jim,

Thanks - that is strange, since the FBA/Basic authentication was what I was 
using originally on the failed OA connection.

Looking into it further, I wonder whether the autodiscover is what is causing 
the problem?  The autodiscover path is by default in that rule if you choose 
the option to include the extra paths in the wizard.

Thanks.
Andrew.

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From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Jim Harrison [Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 03 April 2009 14:25
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: Question about forms mode authentication for OWA

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Actually, no.
There is a relationship between the external and delegated auth method and 
these are detailed in http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb794722.aspx.

Andrew, if you want to use Basic delegation internally, you can only use FBA or 
HTTP-Basic at ISA.

Jim

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From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Moore, Scott A.
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 6:19 AM
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Subject: [isalist] Re: Question about forms mode authentication for OWA

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From my recollection, the auth method on ISA and on the CAS server must match.  
I believe I was told this directly from PSS when I worked an issue on a 
customer engagement for their Outlook Anywhere issues with ISA.  That 
particular customer is using Basic with All Users.

-----Original Message-----
From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Andrew Hodgson
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 9:01 AM
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Subject: [isalist] Re: Question about forms mode authentication for OWA

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Hi,

One thing with this is that whichever scenario I use, the Exchange remote 
connectivity test tool passes on all counts.

Thanks.
Andrew.

-----Original Message-----
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Behalf Of Andrew Hodgson
Sent: 03 April 2009 13:38
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: Question about forms mode authentication for OWA

Hi all,

I have successfully got OWA and ActiveSync working using form based 
authentication.  However, there is a problem with the Outlook Anywhere rule:

If I set the Outlook anywhere rule to allow all users to connect, and allow 
clients to authenticate with the published application (thus negating the ISA 
authentication), everything works perfectly.

However, If I choose Basic authentication in the Authentication Delegation tab 
of the OA publishing rule, then set it so that only authenticated users can 
connect, Outlook gives an error regarding not being able to find an encrypted 
connection to the Exchange server.

Basic authentication is chosen for the OA on the CAS server.  I did think about 
using NTLM authentication, but as users will use basic authentication either 
internally or externally (since the OA users are not joined to the domain), I 
wanted the internal and external view to be the same.

Thanks.
Andrew.

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Behalf Of Steven Comeau
Sent: 02 April 2009 16:04
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Subject: [isalist] Re: Question about forms mode authentication for OWA

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I do it and just have a different rule, however, I use the same listener and IP.

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-----Original Message-----
From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Moore, Scott A.
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 10:54 AM
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Subject: [isalist] Re: Question about forms mode authentication for OWA

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Separate rules, same listeners and IP.

This should give you a primer for everything you need to setup and best 
practices.

http://www.isaserver.org/tutorials/Publishing-Exchange-2007-OWA-Exchange-ActiveSync-RPCHTTP-using-2006-ISA-Firewall-Part1.html



-----Original Message-----
From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
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Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 10:40 AM
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Subject: [isalist] Question about forms mode authentication for OWA

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Hi,

I have an ISA Server 2006 SP1 server set up to publish an Exchange OWA instance 
(running Exchange 2007).

I am testing using the forms mode authentication through the ISA box.

If I use forms mode on an external web listener, is it correct that the 
ActiveSync and Outlook Anywhere will not work with this, and that I would need 
to use a different web listener for these methods?  If that is the case, do I 
need to use another  external IP address on the web listener for the 
ActiveSync/RPC stuff?

Thanks.
Andrew.
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