You cannot perform certificate-based Web proxy authentication in ISA Server 2004 (838126)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004, Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004, Enterprise Edition

INTRODUCTION

This article discusses Web proxy client authentication with Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 by using client certificates.

MORE INFORMATION

You cannot perform authentication of Web proxy requests through ISA Server 2004, Enterprise Edition by using a client certificate. The client Web browser establishes an end-to-end SSL connection with the external Web server computer through ISA Server 2004. In this scenario, ISA Server 2004 does not examine the packets in the encrypted tunnel.

For more information about common, unsupported configurations and scenarios that you may experience when you deploy and maintain ISA Server 2004, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=60493

For more information about how to configure outgoing SSL requests in ISA Server 2004, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=60880

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/3/2006
Keywords:kbinfo KB838126 kbAudITPRO
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