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How can I
configure Forms-Based Authentication in
Exchange Server 2003 OWA?
Exchange Server 2003 has
greatly improved the Outlook Web Access
(or OWA for short) experience when
compared to older Exchange versions.
Besides the nice new GUI, spell-checking
in different languages, drag-and-drop
features, S/MIME support (see Configure
Message Security in OWA 2003 for more
info) and more, Exchange Server 2003 has
added a new logon method that can be
used on OWA.
Instead of entering the
username and password in an annoying
pop-up screen, when configured with
Forms-Based Authentication (or FBA for
short), OWA will display a logon screen
that enables the user to select various
options and get a generally better look
for the logon process.
FBA can also be used to
enable compression and other nice
features, but in this article I will
only deal with enabling it.
In order to successfully
configure Forms-Based Authentication in
OWA on Exchange Server 2003 you need to
perform the following steps:
Configure
SSL on OWA
If you plan to use SSL or
Forms-Based Authentication on your OWA
site you must first configure OWA to use
SSL as the connection protocol. See
Configure SSL on OWA for more info.
Configuring
Forms-Based Authentication
After configuring SSL on
the OWA site, you now need to enable the
Forms-Based Authentication on the HTTP
Virtual Server in Exchange System
Manager.
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Open Exchange System
Manager.
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Navigate to your
server object.
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Expand your server
object, and expand Protocols.
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Expand HTTP.
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Right-click on the
Exchange Virtual Server and select
Properties.
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On the Settings tab,
click to select the Enable Forms
Based Authentication check-box.
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Click Ok, and click
Ok to dismiss the warning message.
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Restart the IIS
services either from the Services
snap-in or from the IIS Admin
snap-in.
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