Certificate for Outlook Anywhere

[fs483]

Hello,

I just wanted to be sure of the following :

HTTPS will enrypt the data between the exchange server and Outlook.
A cert will make Outlook trust the exchange server thus avoiding the cert error when using OWA.
A cert is necessary for Outlook Anywhere.
A 29$ cert from GoDaddy will suffice.
The GoDaddy cert is accepted by any device (don't need to manually add it).



Thanks,

 

[58sniper]

A cert will make Outlook trust the exchange server thus avoiding the cert error when using OWA.

That makes no sense. How Outlook works has nothing to do with how OWA works. And any old cert won't just make Outlook trust Exchange.

You should read about Subject Alternative Name certificates, exposing Autodiscover to the Internet, and how certs work in EAS, OWA, Outlook, and Exchange 2007 Web Services such as OAB distribution.

You can then formulate an SSL certificate strategy.

Pat Richard
Microsoft Exchange MVP

 

[Zelandakh]

and also read this forum where we've covered this numerous times.

 

[58sniper]

Hey - that's my line!

Pat Richard
Microsoft Exchange MVP

 

[Zelandakh]

Sorry Skipper, just practicing for next week when you are drinking my quota of beer.

 

[fs483]

58Sniper

Quote :
A cert will make Outlook trust the exchange server thus avoiding the cert error when using OWA.

I meant Internet Explorer not Outlook.

Quote :
Subject Alternative Name certificates, exposing Autodiscover to the Internet, and how certs work in EAS, OWA, Outlook, and Exchange 2007 Web Services such as OAB distribution.

Thanks I'll look into that. I've actually had already read a lot of links on the Internet before asking the question. I got different explainations and wasn't sure anymore which has right. From using a self-signed cert which seem to ok. Some posts referred to using wildcard certs while other were creating different websites within IIS to use different certs. I saw people mentionning GeoTrust, Verisign, GoDaddy. The more I read (mostly from online forums), the more it got confusing.

Zelandakh

yes I did use the search function for SSL and Cert on this and any forum before I post a question. I've been around on many forums for a few years and know the routine.

 

[fs483]

I noticed something weird with the search function. Some posts just dont get indexed. Maybe that's why I didn't get the proper results when I searched for cert and ssl...

 

[58sniper]

A self signed cert will prompt OWA users every time unless they manually install the cert on the local machine. Probably not what you're looking for.

Wildcard certs aren't supported on mobile devices

Pat Richard
Microsoft Exchange MVP
Contributing author The Complete Reference: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007