MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-350): Implementing Microsoft® Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004

1094 Pages·2005·12.88 MB·English

by  Reimer Stan

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To my beautiful and lovely wife, Oksana, and my fantastic son, Rooslan.
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About the Authors
Stan Reimer, Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE), and
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), is the president of SR Tech-
nical Services based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Stan works as a
consultant and trainer specializing in Microsoft ISA Server,
Microsoft Exchange Server, and Active Directory design and
implementation. Stan has worked as a consultant with some of
the largest corporations in Canada, as well as some of the
smallest. He is the co-author of Active Directory for Microsoft
Windows Server 2003 Technical Reference, published by
Microsoft Press, and also authors courseware and security clin-
ics for Microsoft Learning. In the summer, Stan finds hitting the
road on his motorcycle or hitting golf balls on a golf course to be excellent therapy. In
the winter, he just works, because it is too cold in Winnipeg to do anything else.
Orin Thomas is a writer, editor, trainer, and systems adminis-
trator who works for the certification advice Web site Cert-
tutor.net. His work in IT has been varied: he has done
everything from providing first-level networking support to a
university department to managing mission-critical servers for
one of Australia’s largest companies. He has co-authored sev-
eral MCSA/MCSE self-paced training kits for Microsoft Learn-
ing. He holds a variety of certifications, a bachelor’s degree in
science with honors from the University of Melbourne, and is
currently working toward the completion of a Ph.D in Philos-
ophy of Science.

Contents at a Glance
Learn at Your Own Pace
Part 1
1 Introduction to ISA Server 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3
2 Installing ISA Server 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1
3 Securing and Maintaining ISA Server 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1
4 Installing and Managing ISA Server Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1
5 Enabling Secure Internet Access with ISA Server 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1
6 Implementing ISA Server Caching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1
7 Configuring ISA Server as a Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
8 Implementing ISA Server Publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-1
9 Integrating ISA Server 2004 and Exchange Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-1
10 Configuring Virtual Private Networks for Remote
Clients and Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-1
11 Implementing Monitoring and Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-1
12 Implementing ISA Server 2004, Enterprise Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-1
Prepare for the Exam
Part 2
13 Planning and Installing ISA Server 2004 (1.0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-3
14 Installing and Configuring Client Computers (2.0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-1
15 Configuring and Managing ISA Server 2004 (3.0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-1
16 Configuring Web Caching (4.0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-1
17 Configuring Firewall Policy (5.0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17-1
18 Configuring and Man aging Remote Network Connectivity (6.0) . . . . . .18-1
19 Monitoring and Reporting ISA Server 2004
Activity (7.0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19-1
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Practices
Installing ISA Server 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-29
Securing the Computer Running ISA Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-14
Securing ISA Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-24
Maintaining ISA Server 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-34
Configuring SecureNAT and Web Proxy Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-25
Installing and Configuring Firewall Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-43
Configuring ISA Server as a Proxy Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-26
Configuring Access Rule Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-38
Configuring ISA Server Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-45
Configuring Access Rules for Internet Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-56
Configuring Caching and Cache Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-26
Configuring Content Download Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-36
Configuring Multiple Networking on ISA Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-20
Implementing Network Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-33
Configuring Intrusion Detection and IP Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-43
Configuring an HTTP Web Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-61
Configuring DNS for Web and Server Publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-9
Configuring Web Publishing Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-29
Configuring Secure Web Publishing Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-42
Configuring Server Publishing Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-59
Configuring ISA Server Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-71
Configuring ISA Server to Secure SMTP Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-19
Configuring ISA Server to Secure OWA Client Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-34
Configuring ISA Server to Secure Outlook Client Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-47
Configuring Virtual Private Networking for Remote Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29

Configuring Virtual Private Networking for Remote Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44
Configuring VPN Quarantine Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-61
Configuring and Managing Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-24
Configuring Session and Connectivity Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-36
Configuring ISA Server Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-54
Installing a Configuration Storage Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-48
Configuring Enterprise and Array Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-57
Installing ISA Server 2004, Enterprise Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-62
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Tables
Table 1-1: New Features in ISA Server 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-19
Table 1-2: ISA Server Monitoring Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-36
Table 2-1: ISA Server 2004 Hardware Scalability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-15
Table 2-2: Msisaund.ini Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-26
Table 2-3: ISA Server Unattended Setup Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-28
Table 3-1: Services Required for ISA Server 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-8
Table 3-2: Optional Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-9
Table 3-3: ISA Server Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-15
Table 3-4: System Policy Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-18
Table 3-5: ISA Server Roles and Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-22
Table 4-1: Comparing the ISA Server Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-9
Table 4-2: Guidelines for Choosing ISA Server Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-9
Table 4-3: Configuring Network Settings for SecureNAT Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-13
Table 4-4: ISA Server Firewall Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-34
Table 4-5: Application.ini File Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-41
Table 5-1: ISA Server Internet Access Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-8
Table 5-2: Configuring Dial-Up Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-25
Table 5-3: Access Rule Element Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-29
Table 5-4: Protocol Element Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-31
Table 5-5: Network Object Access Rule Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-36
Table 5-6: Authentication Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-45
Table 5-7: Access Rule Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-49
Table 6-1: ISA Server Caching Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-8
Table 6-2: Advanced Caching Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-16
Table 6-3: Cache Rule Options and the Default Cache Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-18

Table 6-4: Configuring Content Retrieval Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-20
Table 6-5: Configuring Content Caching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-21
Table 6-7: Configuring HTTP Caching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-23
Table 6-8: Configuring FTP Caching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-23
Table 6-9: Configuring Download Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-32
Table 6-10: Configuring Content Download Job Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-34
Table 6-11: Configure Content Download Job Caching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-35
Table 7-1: ISA Server Default Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-15
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Table 7-2: ISA Server Default Network Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-18
Table 7-3: Firewall Policies Applied by the Internet-Edge Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-29
Table 7-4: ISA Server Intrusion-Detection Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-37
Table 7-5: Configuring HTTP Policy General Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-51
Table 7-6: HTTP 1.1 Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-52
Table 7-7: How ISA Server Evaluates Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-54
Table 7-8: Application Signatures for Common Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-60
Table 8-1: Web Publishing Rule Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-13
Table 8-2: Web Site Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-24
Table 8-3: Server Publishing Rule Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-48
Table 8-4: Port Override Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-51
Table 9-1: Supported SMTP Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-8
Table 9-2: Configuring the SMTP Message Screener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-13
Table 9-3: RPC over HTTP Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-44
Table 10-1: Comparing PPTP and L2TP/IPSEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-8
Table 10-2: Site-to-Site VPN Configuration Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33
Table 10-3: Comparing Site-to-Site Tunneling Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35
Table 10-4: Remote-Site VPN Gateway Configuration Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-43
Table 11-1: ISA Server Monitoring Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-4
Table 11-2: ISA Server Management Console Dashboard Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-6
Table 11-3: ISA Server Performance Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-10
Table 11-4: Alert Event Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-19
Table 11-5: Configuring an Alert Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-21
Table 11-6: Session Filtering Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-32
Table 11-7: Connectivity Monitoring Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-35
Table 11-8: ISA Server Log Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-42
Table 11-9: Configuring the IS A Server Log Summaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-49
Table 12-1: ISA Server Enterprise Edition Unattended Installation Files . . . . . . . . . 12-62
Troubleshooting Labs
Troubleshooting Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Troubleshooting Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-62
Troubleshooting Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-71
Troubleshooting Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-66
Troubleshooting Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-76
Troubleshooting Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-50