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rezuma
Posts:136
 | | 07/16/2008 7:57 PM |
| Hi,
I am trying to decide how to set up MS Exchange 2003.
1st option is to put it in the internal network, with an internal IP address and do NAT for services like IMAP, SMTP and Webmail
2nd option is to put it in the DMZ, but for this it will need access to a GC and I don't want to put a DC in the DMZ, can I install and ADAM instead?
What is the preferred way of doing it?
Ramon
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| hcoleman
Posts:134
 | | 07/16/2008 7:59 PM |
| Option 1
From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Ramon Linan Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 2:14 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
Hi,
I am trying to decide how to set up MS Exchange 2003.
1st option is to put it in the internal network, with an internal IP address and do NAT for services like IMAP, SMTP and Webmail 2nd option is to put it in the DMZ, but for this it will need access to a GC and I don't want to put a DC in the DMZ, can I install and ADAM instead?
What is the preferred way of doing it?
Ramon
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| jw1
Posts:0
 | | 07/16/2008 7:59 PM |
| Well, I guess so.
My real-world take on it is, if you trust ISA/ Intrusion Prevention appliances/firewall with packet inspection/etc to do its job, then only valid requests are going to make it through to the DMZ box. It's not a simple port forward back into Exchange - there's a little more protection than that.
If you DON'T trust one of the above... then I guess it depends on your organization's policies. If someone goes to jail/prison when data security breaches happen - then never connect the thing directly or through a proxy for external access. If it's NOT that level of data protection, then document your config and your exposure and see if it's approved.
If you work for an organization where management can approve a security practice or exception, but still fire you/fine you/etc. if the data is compromised - find a new employer.
--James
From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Ramon Linan Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 3:35 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
Well, but if someone uses a vulnerability to break into MS Exchange (not the first time this has happened and not the last one), that person could get access to the Exchange server that it would be connected to the internal network and attack it from there (DoS, etc).
But if it is in the DMZ all someone could break would be the Exchange server and any other server hosted in that DMZ.
Right?
From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Kennedy, Jim Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 4:18 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
Never in the DMZ. Inside with a proxy server in the dmz, such as ISA, for outside traffic like webmail and imap.
From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Ramon Linan Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 4:14 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
Hi,
I am trying to decide how to set up MS Exchange 2003.
1st option is to put it in the internal network, with an internal IP address and do NAT for services like IMAP, SMTP and Webmail
2nd option is to put it in the DMZ, but for this it will need access to a GC and I don't want to put a DC in the DMZ, can I install and ADAM instead?
What is the preferred way of doing it?
Ramon
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| nicolasblank
Posts:20
 | | 07/16/2008 7:59 PM |
| Longish answer Unless a box is truly disconnected, buidling anythig that need authentication and DC access into a DMZ is asking for a hiding.
Depends on how secure you want to go, I suggest you proxy all of these using ISA to a front end farm. NLB or hardware based load ballancers doa really good job here. The "outside" should consist of either the ISA box listening to a public IP, or a another firewall. Exchange FE's don't fit into a DMZ without AD cleanly - by defenition that's not a DMZ
Short answer - agree with Jim Deployment guidance around this has been out for a while and is quite good. Suggest you buy an ISA box !
_____
From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Ramon Linan Sent: 09 June 2008 10:35 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
Well, but if someone uses a vulnerability to break into MS Exchange (not the first time this has happened and not the last one), that person could get access to the Exchange server that it would be connected to the internal network and attack it from there (DoS, etc).
But if it is in the DMZ all someone could break would be the Exchange server and any other server hosted in that DMZ.
Right?
From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Kennedy, Jim Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 4:18 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
Never in the DMZ. Inside with a proxy server in the dmz, such as ISA, for outside traffic like webmail and imap.
From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Ramon Linan Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 4:14 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
Hi,
I am trying to decide how to set up MS Exchange 2003.
1st option is to put it in the internal network, with an internal IP address and do NAT for services like IMAP, SMTP and Webmail
2nd option is to put it in the DMZ, but for this it will need access to a GC and I don't want to put a DC in the DMZ, can I install and ADAM instead?
What is the preferred way of doing it?
Ramon
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| kevinbrunson
Posts:75
 | | 07/16/2008 8:01 PM |
| That attack is probably a bad example, since in that link it tells how to use ISA server to prevent the attack.
If you are using a standard SPI firewall, then no it probably won't be able to catch stuff like this. But if you are using a firewall that has the ability to filter application layer, then it will really help.
-----Original Message----- From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Ramon Linan Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 4:24 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
You are saying that ISA or a PIX could be able to detect vulnerabilities like this?
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-019.mspx
I don’t think so.
-----Original Message----- From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Wells, James Arthur Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 5:12 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
No - there are plenty of solutions that know valid IMAP traffic from IMAP traffic trying to explot a buffer exploit, for example.
The decision is whether or not to trust that solution.
--James
-----Original Message----- From: "Ramon Linan" <Ramon.Linan@gst.com> To: "ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org" <ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org> Sent: 6/9/08 3:58 PM Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
If there is a vulnerability that exploit the IMAP port to take control over the machine, it does not matter if you put a firewall there or not, because the firewall is allowing traffic to that port, and anything that goes to that port is legal, right? So it is not a question of trusting CISCO PIX, ASA, etc.
From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Wells, James Arthur Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 4:44 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
Well, I guess so.
My real-world take on it is, if you trust ISA/ Intrusion Prevention appliances/firewall with packet inspection/etc to do its job, then only valid requests are going to make it through to the DMZ box. It's not a simple port forward back into Exchange - there's a little more protection than that.
If you DON'T trust one of the above... then I guess it depends on your organization's policies. If someone goes to jail/prison when data security breaches happen - then never connect the thing directly or through a proxy for external access. If it's NOT that level of data protection, then document your config and your exposure and see if it's approved.
If you work for an organization where management can approve a security practice or exception, but still fire you/fine you/etc. if the data is compromised - find a new employer.
--James
From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Ramon Linan Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 3:35 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
Well, but if someone uses a vulnerability to break into MS Exchange (not the first time this has happened and not the last one), that person could get access to the Exchange server that it would be connected to the internal network and attack it from there (DoS, etc).
But if it is in the DMZ all someone could break would be the Exchange server and any other server hosted in that DMZ.
Right?
From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Kennedy, Jim Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 4:18 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
Never in the DMZ. Inside with a proxy server in the dmz, such as ISA, for outside traffic like webmail and imap.
From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Ramon Linan Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 4:14 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
Hi,
I am trying to decide how to set up MS Exchange 2003.
1st option is to put it in the internal network, with an internal IP address and do NAT for services like IMAP, SMTP and Webmail
2nd option is to put it in the DMZ, but for this it will need access to a GC and I don't want to put a DC in the DMZ, can I install and ADAM instead?
What is the preferred way of doing it?
Ramon
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| beads
Posts:32
 | | 07/16/2008 8:01 PM |
| No PIX/ASA would not pick up a malform error as the software, essentially the same for both without the add-on(s) the ASA provides. Its not there job(s) to do so, either. The IPS add on would pick up on many of the malformed frame errors but PIX/ASA is nothing more than a deep packet inspection firewall with NAT and some router capabilities. The TippingPoint series starts off as strictly an IPS but can be upgraded to include a firewall depending on the model.
There are certainly valid reasons to choose a dedicated DMZ model over simply connecting an Exchange box to 'Net but this is sounding more and more like a price consideration than anything else. Given this assumption you can use many routers for NAT and some basic firewalling in lieu of a dedicated FW solution but its rarely recommended as bad network design. A router infront of an ISA box is yet another option for NAT/PAT and some protection but as I said above not nessesarily a very robust option at that.
The reasons are plentiful and have nothing to do with AD but the prime example for including the FW and/or ISA box would be protection from MitM (Man in the Middle) attacks. Its would be child's play to use tools like "Ettercap" to take over your session(s) and have my way with your network. The router wouldn't care - not its job. A deep inspection FW and ISA to a lesser extent would give you a great deal more protection in the long run.
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"Wells, James Arthur" <jw1@bcm.tmc.edu> Sent by: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org 06/09/2008 04:33 PM Please respond to ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
To <ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org> cc
Subject RE: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
Maybe not those solutions (I honestly don't know), but there are some that can - see TippingPoint, for example. The vulnerability you referenced uses MALFORMED requests to trigger the buffer exploit. There are IPS systems that can tell the difference between malformed and valid requests.
Once you start adding features to a service that is eventually exposed to the Internet, security is suddenly no longer black and white.
There are choices to be made in how you will configure your environment to mitigate threats.
This isn't an Exchange or a data protection list, but we're still offering feedback based on our experience. If you don't like our answers, I suggest you try an Exchange or data protection/firewall community.
--James
-----Original Message----- From: "Ramon Linan" <Ramon.Linan@gst.com> To: "ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org" <ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org> Sent: 6/9/08 4:23 PM Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
You are saying that ISA or a PIX could be able to detect vulnerabilities like this?
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-019.mspx
I don?t think so.
-----Original Message----- From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Wells, James Arthur Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 5:12 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
No - there are plenty of solutions that know valid IMAP traffic from IMAP traffic trying to explot a buffer exploit, for example.
The decision is whether or not to trust that solution.
--James
-----Original Message----- From: "Ramon Linan" <Ramon.Linan@gst.com> To: "ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org" <ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org> Sent: 6/9/08 3:58 PM Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
If there is a vulnerability that exploit the IMAP port to take control over the machine, it does not matter if you put a firewall there or not, because the firewall is allowing traffic to that port, and anything that goes to that port is legal, right? So it is not a question of trusting CISCO PIX, ASA, etc.
From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Wells, James Arthur Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 4:44 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
Well, I guess so.
My real-world take on it is, if you trust ISA/ Intrusion Prevention appliances/firewall with packet inspection/etc to do its job, then only valid requests are going to make it through to the DMZ box. It's not a simple port forward back into Exchange - there's a little more protection than that.
If you DON'T trust one of the above... then I guess it depends on your organization's policies. If someone goes to jail/prison when data security breaches happen - then never connect the thing directly or through a proxy for external access. If it's NOT that level of data protection, then document your config and your exposure and see if it's approved.
If you work for an organization where management can approve a security practice or exception, but still fire you/fine you/etc. if the data is compromised - find a new employer.
--James
From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Ramon Linan Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 3:35 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
Well, but if someone uses a vulnerability to break into MS Exchange (not the first time this has happened and not the last one), that person could get access to the Exchange server that it would be connected to the internal network and attack it from there (DoS, etc).
But if it is in the DMZ all someone could break would be the Exchange server and any other server hosted in that DMZ.
Right?
From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Kennedy, Jim Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 4:18 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
Never in the DMZ. Inside with a proxy server in the dmz, such as ISA, for outside traffic like webmail and imap.
From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Ramon Linan Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 4:14 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
Hi,
I am trying to decide how to set up MS Exchange 2003.
1st option is to put it in the internal network, with an internal IP address and do NAT for services like IMAP, SMTP and Webmail
2nd option is to put it in the DMZ, but for this it will need access to a GC and I don't want to put a DC in the DMZ, can I install and ADAM instead?
What is the preferred way of doing it?
Ramon
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| rezuma
Posts:136
 | | 07/16/2008 8:07 PM |
| Actually, I am really learning from your answers, I am sorry if it sounded like I was not happy with your answer, I was just trying to make sure I have an answer to the questions I am going to get asked.
I really appreciate your reply and sorry for the misunderstanding.
-----Original Message----- From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Wells, James Arthur Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 5:33 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
Maybe not those solutions (I honestly don't know), but there are some that can - see TippingPoint, for example. The vulnerability you referenced uses MALFORMED requests to trigger the buffer exploit. There are IPS systems that can tell the difference between malformed and valid requests.
Once you start adding features to a service that is eventually exposed to the Internet, security is suddenly no longer black and white.
There are choices to be made in how you will configure your environment to mitigate threats.
This isn't an Exchange or a data protection list, but we're still offering feedback based on our experience. If you don't like our answers, I suggest you try an Exchange or data protection/firewall community.
--James
-----Original Message----- From: "Ramon Linan" <Ramon.Linan@gst.com> To: "ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org" <ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org> Sent: 6/9/08 4:23 PM Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
You are saying that ISA or a PIX could be able to detect vulnerabilities like this?
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-019.mspx
I don’t think so.
-----Original Message----- From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Wells, James Arthur Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 5:12 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
No - there are plenty of solutions that know valid IMAP traffic from IMAP traffic trying to explot a buffer exploit, for example.
The decision is whether or not to trust that solution.
--James
-----Original Message----- From: "Ramon Linan" <Ramon.Linan@gst.com> To: "ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org" <ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org> Sent: 6/9/08 3:58 PM Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
If there is a vulnerability that exploit the IMAP port to take control over the machine, it does not matter if you put a firewall there or not, because the firewall is allowing traffic to that port, and anything that goes to that port is legal, right? So it is not a question of trusting CISCO PIX, ASA, etc.
From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Wells, James Arthur Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 4:44 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
Well, I guess so.
My real-world take on it is, if you trust ISA/ Intrusion Prevention appliances/firewall with packet inspection/etc to do its job, then only valid requests are going to make it through to the DMZ box. It's not a simple port forward back into Exchange - there's a little more protection than that.
If you DON'T trust one of the above... then I guess it depends on your organization's policies. If someone goes to jail/prison when data security breaches happen - then never connect the thing directly or through a proxy for external access. If it's NOT that level of data protection, then document your config and your exposure and see if it's approved.
If you work for an organization where management can approve a security practice or exception, but still fire you/fine you/etc. if the data is compromised - find a new employer.
--James
From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Ramon Linan Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 3:35 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
Well, but if someone uses a vulnerability to break into MS Exchange (not the first time this has happened and not the last one), that person could get access to the Exchange server that it would be connected to the internal network and attack it from there (DoS, etc).
But if it is in the DMZ all someone could break would be the Exchange server and any other server hosted in that DMZ.
Right?
From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Kennedy, Jim Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 4:18 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
Never in the DMZ. Inside with a proxy server in the dmz, such as ISA, for outside traffic like webmail and imap.
From: ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Ramon Linan Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 4:14 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] MS EXCHANGE 2003 NAT VS DMZ
Hi,
I am trying to decide how to set up MS Exchange 2003.
1st option is to put it in the internal network, with an internal IP address and do NAT for services like IMAP, SMTP and Webmail
2nd option is to put it in the DMZ, but for this it will need access to a GC and I don't want to put a DC in the DMZ, can I install and ADAM instead?
What is the preferred way of doing it?
Ramon
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