Re: SP2 and OWA

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In news:7ntje29il4o3lkjc56tf5r85uoip2ojl61@xxxxxxx,
Rich Matheisen [MVP] <richnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<lanwench@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In news:CE8F0A9B-B573-4D71-84B2-0EE8410753F7@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
yba02 <yba02@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
Hi,
I have Exchange 2k3 SP2.
Does SP2 necessitate SSL enforcement on FBA for OWA? In other
words, can I configure OWA without using SSL in presence of SP2?
Thanks
Yba

Sure, I think so - but why would you want to do that? SSL is a must
in my book. Allowing HTTP traffic into your network is a really bad
idea.

Okay . . . I'll bite. Why is allowing HTTP into your network less
secure than allowing HTTPS (ignoring the "sniffing passwords" bit)?

Well, I can see I inadvertently started something here, but my first
reaction is that what you ask me to ignore is one of the main reasons I want
SSL!



I can use an IPS to examine HTTP. I can't look at the contents of the
data if it's encrypted.

Traffic between a F-E and B-E server is HTTP, not HTTPS.

In a switched network, those data aren't broadcast to everyone.

If security is a concern, why not use IPSec and limit the IP addresses
from which you'll accept HTTP/HTTPS? Or another firewall?

Because OWA is a necessary evil and I can't know from where my clients might
be connecting.....and most of my clients are teeny offices where a FE/BE
config isn't an option.



I'm sincerely interested in hearing the reasons. Really.

I'm tryin', honest.

<adjust pointed hat, checks lipstick>



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