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Exchange 2003 OWA SSL Setup

Hello,

Our Exchange 2003 Server on a Windows 2003 SP2 Server, and our IIS 6.0 are on the same Server.
I have installed a SSL certificate on the default web site hosting and followed the MSexchagne.org article on SSL enabling for OWA. When we try to access the HTTPS, we get the Security Alert for the certificate and we anwser yes, and then we get a HTTP 404 not found error.

The SSL certificate is valid until 2008.

When we remove the HTTPS requirement, http owa will work correctly.

Any Help in Troubleshooting this would be appreciated.

Thank You In Advance

Sembee

Is this a home grown certificate or a purchased certificate?
The require SSL option is just that - require SSL. It isn't a switch to enable or disable its use.
What do the IIS logs show?

Simon.

kaushal2004

first.....do you have port 443 open in your router/firewall. you will need that port to be open to access OWA through https://xxxxxxxxx. because SSL requires port 443 and routes traffic through secure channel.

DUKESBANK

ASKER

I am trying to get this working internally first, so I have been testing all internally so far.
I noticed that in the default website that the SSL port has nothing in it. Whe I put in 443 the default website stops and errors out, so I was wondering if this was normal behavior.

Thanks

DUKESBANK

ASKER

Note: I also do not get the default OWA Login Screen either.

Sembee

If the port isn't being entered then either something else is using the port or the certificate isn't being installed correctly.

Simon.

DUKESBANK

ASKER

I have also noted that our IIS virtual directory for the Exchange folder is pointing to

\\.\BackOfficeStorage\localdomain.com\MBX

A location that doesn't exsist on our Server or anywhere? Should this be pointing to a specific folder?
I am wondering why we aren't getting the Logon.asp page?

Thank You

DUKESBANK

ASKER

The Certificate was Installed and working in March 2007. The Certificate is good until March 2008 and I can view and enable the secure communications channel.

When I bind port 443 to the default web site I get the following errors:

Cannot register the URL prefix 'https://*:443/ExchWeb/' for site '1'. The site has been deactivated. The data field contains the error numbe
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Cannot register the URL prefix 'https://*:443/ExchWeb/' for site '1'. The site has been deactivated. The data field contains the error number.

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kaushal2004

has anything changed as far as the URL that you use to access OWA. seems like the certificate points to a different URL than your original URL

Sembee

The Exchange virtual directory locations are virtual locations. The path you have posted is correct, so nothing to worry about there.

Something isn't correct with your virtual folder configuration.
I would reset the virtual folders and then attempt to set the SSL certificate again:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=883380

Simon.

DUKESBANK

ASKER

I have already reset the Virtual Directoris using method 1. Should that have pointed the Exchange virtual directory to another location? If so, what location should it point to?

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DUKESBANK

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I found the problem. Another application was using Port 443. I was not able to find it using the Netstat -ano , but found it using the Current ports Utility, found at :

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/cports.html

Thank You all for your help.

kaushal2004

perfect....i am glad it worked out.

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