RE: OWA security

["Beverly Kittens" <beverlykittens () hotmail com>]

Thanks Mike

In fact we are using and ISA server.  Proposed config looks like this.

Internet
   |
+------+             +------------------+
| PIX  |-----+----- | OWA Server |
+------+     |       +------------------+
  |           |
  |     +---------------+
  |     | ISA Server |
  |     +---------------+
  |           |
----------------------------+---
internal network      |
                   +----------------------+
                   | Xchange server |
                   +----------------------+

I'm trying to determine if this is a sensible architecture, and I'm still 
rather unclear about the function of the ISA server in this context.

On a somewhat related topic:  What stops an attacker compromising the web 
server then using it to attack an internal system?  Port 80 is open from the 
Internet to the web server, and from the web server to the internal systems. 
 Isn't this a huge security hole?


> From: "Michael Dunn" <MDunn () sscincorporated com>
> To: "Beverly Kittens" <beverlykittens () hotmail com>
> CC: <security-basics () securityfocus com>
> Subject: RE: OWA security
> Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 14:38:40 -0500
>
>
> Check out isaserver.org.
>
> You may or may not be using ISA server as your firewall, but in either 
> case, there are several articles on 'best practices' for securing an 
> IIS/OWA server.
>
> Regards,
>
> -Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Beverly Kittens [mailto:beverlykittens () hotmail com]
> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 10:32 AM
> To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: OWA security
>
>
>
> Hello list
>
> My company is currently implementing OWA to provide users with access to
> email from any Internet machine.  I'd like to see the OWA server in a DMZ,
> but this is currently up for discussion.  Sometimes operational stuff gets
> in the way of security....
>
> Can anyone point me at a paper that describes the security implications of
> OWA, particularly the network related issues please.  I'd also be 
> interested
> to learn the difference between OWA and POP architecture.
>
> Thank you
>
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