Re: E2K3 OWA and secure logins

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From: Enchantnet (gil.guzman_at_enchantnet.com)
Date: 02/22/04


Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 20:02:15 -0800

I figured on having to use SSL certificates. I'm running
Windows 2003 Server. Any ideas on where I could find
good documentation on how to setup SSL certificates?

Thanks.

>-----Original Message-----
>Basic Auth is clear text, so an SSL cert is always the
best solution. You
>can use a Certificate Server (assuming you have W2K or
better) internally to
>generate the SSL cert. WHat are you running?
>
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>"Enchantnet" <gil.guzman@enchantnet.com> wrote in message
>news:142b101c3f82d$72961100$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> I realize OWA comes fully configured right out the box
in
>> Exchange 2003 and ready to use. I'm confused about
>> recent postings in this newsgroup and KB articles about
>> secure logins while logging into OWA over the internet.
>> My question is, are the logins secure when a user
enters
>> their domain username and password or are these being
>> broadcast in clear text? If they are, why would
>> Microsoft do this? From what I've read, creating a SSL
>> session for OWA is confusing and requires proper
planning.
>>
>> Thanks to all.
>
>
>.
>



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