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SSL Certificate showing as expired in SBS2003 Default Web Site/Outlook Web Access
Ok, so I am at a loss here. We are running a Microsoft Windows SBS 2003 Server with ISA. I did not configure this server, and whoever did set it up with a self signed SSL certificate for the Default Web Site and it's virtual directories (including Exchange OWA). It had been working fine but we decided it was time to get a 3rd party SSL so we purchased one and installed it. Once installed and applied to the website, and then on the incoming web requests in ISA, access was cut off to both the default web site and OWA, both internally and externally. As a temp fix, I went back and reapplied the old self signed certificate in the exact same fashion as it was before the install of the 3rd party certificate (including again on the incoming web requests in ISA) , but still no luck. Receive the following message still both internally and externally:
500 Internal Server Error - The received certificate has expired. (-2146893016)
Internet Security and Acceleration Server
But I have checked time and time again and the certificate is not expired. What's perplexing is that I have reconfigured the entire setup in the exact same way it was configured prior to the attempted 3rd party certificate install and now it's not working. So, as of right now, neither OWA nor the default web site is accessible. As you can imagine, this is not good for business.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
500 Internal Server Error - The received certificate has expired. (-2146893016)
Internet Security and Acceleration Server
But I have checked time and time again and the certificate is not expired. What's perplexing is that I have reconfigured the entire setup in the exact same way it was configured prior to the attempted 3rd party certificate install and now it's not working. So, as of right now, neither OWA nor the default web site is accessible. As you can imagine, this is not good for business.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Dumb question, but have you double checked the server's date and time are correct?
"500 Internal Server Error - The Received Certificate Has Expired (-2146893016)" Error Message When Users Try to Log On to a Published Web Site
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;823074
Do you see that the cert. is available @ the MMC > cert.\Machine store?
If not can you install/place a cert. on this location.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;823074
Do you see that the cert. is available @ the MMC > cert.\Machine store?
If not can you install/place a cert. on this location.
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AnakiMana, yes date and time are correct.
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PlusIT, well, everything looks to be setup correctly in the certificate chain. As I said, I didn't do the original configuration on this machine, but the self signed certificate was working prior to the attempted install of the 3rd party certificate, and the server has been reconfigured in the exact same way it was setup prior to that attempted install so I am stumped. When you say there should be two certificates - can you explain in more detail? Also, I attempted turning off SSL with no luck.
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Aravind,
There is no folder called machine store in mmc/certificates. The certificate in question is in both the personal and trusted root certificates folder. Does it need to be somewhere else?
There is no folder called machine store in mmc/certificates. The certificate in question is in both the personal and trusted root certificates folder. Does it need to be somewhere else?
hi spidey
what i mean that there are two certificates is the following.
Your outside client initiates a websession for OWA (outlook web access) so he types in http://mail.company.com/owa
He is provided with a certificate from the outside webport from ISA server which has a CN=mail.company.com
Once the webrequest from the client comes in the isa server turns around and forwards the request to the internal owa server lets say https://exchange-srv/owa. There's your second certificate and now the CN=exchange-srv.
Maybe one of those two has expired and you are checking the wrong one? What i mostly did but not sure if your security policy allows it is to not use SSL between the ISA and internal server connection. If you could do that you know then sure the problem is with the certifcate at the outside of the ISA server.
There is offcourse a trick that you can use the same certificate by tricking the internal ISA side to use the same CN as the outside one (you usually bypass DNS then via the hosts file)but if i remember correct this is not best practice.
what i mean that there are two certificates is the following.
Your outside client initiates a websession for OWA (outlook web access) so he types in http://mail.company.com/owa
He is provided with a certificate from the outside webport from ISA server which has a CN=mail.company.com
Once the webrequest from the client comes in the isa server turns around and forwards the request to the internal owa server lets say https://exchange-srv/owa. There's your second certificate and now the CN=exchange-srv.
Maybe one of those two has expired and you are checking the wrong one? What i mostly did but not sure if your security policy allows it is to not use SSL between the ISA and internal server connection. If you could do that you know then sure the problem is with the certifcate at the outside of the ISA server.
There is offcourse a trick that you can use the same certificate by tricking the internal ISA side to use the same CN as the outside one (you usually bypass DNS then via the hosts file)but if i remember correct this is not best practice.
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Well that's not how this system was originally configured. It was configued with one certificate for both the outside connection (incoming web requests) to ISA and the internal connection. And it had been working just fine. When I turn off the SSL between the ISA and the internal server connection, it tells me this page cannot be displayed without an SSL connection, even if I uncheck the require secure channel option on the directory in IIS. I'm at a loss.
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Ok, so I basically cleaned out all of my certificates and started from scratch with a re-keyed 3rd party certificate and now I'm getting this error:
11004 - Host not found
Internet Security and Acceleration Server
Can anyone help me figure out what I've configured incorrectly in ISA?
11004 - Host not found
Internet Security and Acceleration Server
Can anyone help me figure out what I've configured incorrectly in ISA?
how is your internal connection between isa and the webserver setup ?
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It was actually a DNS and web publishing issue. I figured it out today. PlusIT your comments/tips got me thinking in the right direction so I will give you the points. Thanks again!!
You should have two certificates if i recall right from back those days. One for the outside and one for the connection between ISA and the webservice.
You can also try to make the internal connection not via SSL to see if it's the cert at the outside who's giving you issues.