Set Up MS Exchange Server Authentication

Create an MS Exchange Server record in order to authenticate to a Microsoft Exchange Server running on a Windows host, and scan it for compliance. Windows authentication is required so you'll also need a Windows record for the host running the web server.

This record type is only available in accounts with PC and is only supported for compliance scans.

Which technologies are supported?

For the most current list of supported authentication technologies and the versions that have been certified for VM and PC by record type, please refer to the following article: 

Authentication Technologies Matrix

How do I get started?

- Go to Scans > Authentication.

- Check that you have a Windows record already defined for the host running the web server.

- Create an MS Exchange Server record for the same host. Go to New > Applications > MS Exchange Server.

Note: If the Network Support feature is enabled, then the Windows record must have the same network selected as the MS Exchange Server record.

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How does it work?

We'll authenticate to each target host using the credentials provided in the Windows record. If the host is running an MS Exchange Server  then we'll check to see if an MS Exchange Server record exists. If yes, we'll use credentials from the Windows record to authenticate to the Windows system, access the web server configuration, and scan it for compliance.

Do you have Tag Support enabled?

If your subscription has Tag Support for Authentication Records enabled, then you'll see additional options for specifying hosts using asset tags. Choose an asset type and then provide IPs or tags to the record. Your asset type options are: IPs/Ranges, IP Range in Tag Rule and Asset Tags.

For domain level authentication, you can only add assets when the domain type is NetBIOS, User-Selected IPs. The Assets section is disabled when the domain type is NetBIOS, Service-Selected IPs, or Active Directory.  

Asset Type: IPs/Ranges
Use this option to add IP addresses/ranges to the record. Enter the IP addresses/ranges in the field provided.

Asset Type: IP Range in Tag Rule
Use this option to add tags that have IP address ranges defined in the tag rule. All IP addresses defined in the tag rule will be associated with the record, including IPs that don’t already have the tag assigned. Click Add Tag to pick tags to include or exclude. Note that only tags with the dynamic tag rule “IP Address in Range(s)” will be available in the tag selector.

Asset Type: Asset Tags
Use this option to add tags to the record for the assets you want included. IP addresses with the selected tags already assigned will be associated with the record. Click Add Tag to pick tags to include or exclude.

Learn more about tag support for authentication records