Your organization includes an Exchange Server 2003 back-end server and an Exchange Server 2003 front-end server. Users on the internal network access the Exchange back-end server by using https://Exch1.adatum.com/exchange.
Users who connect from the Internet access the Exchange front-end server by using https://mail.adatum.com/exchange.
Users report that they fail to connect to Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access (OWA) from the Internet and receive the following error message: “HTTP Error 403.4- – Forbidden: SSL is required to view this resource.”
You need to ensure that all users can access their mailboxes by using OWA. The solution must provide the highest level of security for the OWA connections.
What should you do?
A.
On the back-end server, remove the web server certificate.
B.
On the back-end server, disable the option to require a secure channel.
C.
On the front-end server, disable the option to require a secure channel.
D.
On the front-end server, install a Web server certificate that has the Exch1.adatum.com subject name.
Explanation:
Because in the question : The solution must provide the highest level of security for the OWA connections.
Understanding : Front-End and Back-End Server Topology Guide for Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange 2000 Server
more info about: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa996980(EXCHG.65).aspxHere a 2 articles about: “HTTP Error 403.4- – Forbidden: SSL is required to view this resource.”
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/6875c46b-a104-4c4a-9b2a-05b43ab3ed51.mspx?mfr=trueClients browsing to a Web site receive HTTP 403.4 – Forbidden: SSL is required to view this resource error, but the Web site is not configured to use SSL (IIS 6.0)
It is possible that the Web site configuration has been altered to require SSL, although no certificate has been associated with the Web site.
This might happen because the Edit button on the Directory Security tab is available although no certificate is associated with the Web site.
The Edit button allows changes to be made to the site’s SSL configuration even if a certificate has been removed.
To correct this problem, change the Web site configuration to not require SSL.Procedures
To remove SSL from a Web site by using IIS Manager
1. In IIS Manager, right-click the Web site whose SSL configuration you want to change, and then click Properties.
2. On the Directory Security tab, in the Secure Communications area, click Edit.
3. Clear the Require Secure Channel (SSL) check box, and then click OK.To remove SSL from a Web site by using adsutil.vbs
1. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
2. Change to the inetpubadminscripts directory.
3. At the command prompt, type the following command for the Web site whose SSL configuration you want to change, substituting # with the Web site identifier:
cscript adsutil.vbs set w3svc/#/AccessSSL False===========================================================================================================================
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962551
ERROR: “HTTP Error 403.4 – Forbidden: SSL Is Required To View This Resource.
” When Navigating to the Microsoft Forecaster Web SiteView products that this article applies to.SYMPTOMS:
“HTTP Error 403.4 – Forbidden: SSL is required to view this resource.”
This error displays in the browser when trying to navigate to the Microsoft Forecaster web site.
The full message displayed on the web page is as follows:
“The page must be viewed over a secure channel
The page you are trying to access is secured with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
Please try the following:
Type https:// at the beginning of the address you are attempting to reach and press ENTER.
HTTP Error 403.4 – Forbidden: SSL is required to view this resource.
Internet Information Services (IIS)”CAUSE
The Microsoft Forecaster web site entered by the user referenced http:// in the URL.
The Microsoft Forecaster web site is a secure web site which requires using https:// in the URL
when navigating to the web site.
RESOLUTION
Type https:// at the beginning of the Microsoft Forecaster web site and press Enter.MORE INFORMATION
Related Articles:
962624 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962624/EN-US/ ) – How to Install the Secured Socket Layer (SSL) Certificate when Forecaster Web Access Client Launched for the First Time
942055 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942055/EN-US/ ) – Error message when you visit a Web site that is hosted on IIS 7.0: “HTTP Error 403.4
