[squid-users] 2.5.7 ssl support and OWA ( Outlook Web Access) on Exchange 2000

From: Madhav Diwan <mdiwan@dont-contact.us>
Date: 20 May 2002 16:34:10 -0400

Hello everyone,

 I am trying to run a squid proxy server to enable client access to my
MSExchange server via HTTPS without having to install a Microsoft
Certificate Server on my Exchange box.

I am using the following setup:
./squid -v
Squid Cache: Version 2.5.PRE7
configure options: --enable-ssl --enable-linux-netfilter

So far : I have this working

client ( Netscape or IE) <---via https ---> squid transparent proxy

via url https://squidbox:port
 

squid transparent proxy <--- http ---> IIS web server on Email Server.

via url https://squidbox:port

So it seems I can access an IIS server behind the squid transparent
proxy over SSL encryption from the proxy !! Yeah!!

However ; when I try to access the outlook web access part of the IIS
server via the url :
       
        https://squidbox:port/exchange

1) I get the login prompt ( I assume still under https)

2) Immediately after successful login I get a warning from the browser
that the connection is becoming insecure ( becoming http instead of
staying https)
 
3)and get another login prompt ( I am sure I get this other login prompt
because I am testing from an internal machine instead of over the
internet)

The results are consistent as if the IIS webserver rewrote the entire
url in the browser to be http://IIS-exchange-server/exchange

**Has anyone come across this? What could I do to fix this so that I get

https://squidbox:port/exchange to show me the internal lan url
http://IIS-exchange-server/exchange

without breaking out of ssl encryption?

Please keep in mind that I cannot change the client browser settings,
(unless I send a proxy.cfg file to the browser I suppose ) but whatever
suggestions you have are welcome regardless. I do have control over the
IIS server and exchange should they need adjustment.

Thank you

Sincerely,

Madhav Diwan
Received on Mon May 20 2002 - 14:34:12 MDT

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