There is zero Exchange Server 2013-specific documentation on how to set this up for Exchange Server 2013.

Microsoft has posted instructions only for Exchange Server 2010 in a 2012 blog posting.   The only reference to Exchange 2013 is a note on the top of the page that says: "Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 5 and later supports certificate-based authentication with ActiveSync."

http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/11/28/configure-certificate-based-authentication-for-exchange-activesync.aspx

What are the differences in steps required to get this working for Exchange Server 2013 vs Exchange Server 2010?

We are planning to migrate from Exchange Server 2010 to 2013.  Is it better to get this configured in Exchange Server 2010 now and then migrate to 2013 or set up CBA for EAS for the first time during the Exchange Server 2013 deployment?

• Edited by MyGposts 12 hours 46 minutes ago

Myself, I'd be very cautious trying to deploy something like this that's very thinly documented.

Why is this "thinly documented?"  It has been supported for over 1 year.

It is mind boggling that it still is not updated for 2013.  Are they skipping Exchange Server 2013 for some reason and going straight to 2016 that's only a few month away?

Most Microsoft Exchange Server documentation defaults to 2013 data and you have to search for 2010 documentation under additional links.  However,  for CBA, I can't find anything.  Not even unofficial blogs.

I'm sorry if I misunderstand, but I was just responding to you inability to find instructions for deploying this in Exchange 2013.

I was just wondering if I am not seeing where the instructions are "hidden" and not coming up in a web search.

It just seems so bizarre that Microsoft is choosing to not create any documentation for this function that I thought it might be possible that it exists somewhere online and I just didn't see it.  Sometimes there is some delay with documentation of new features, but the release for Exchange 2013 CU5 was May 2014. so it has become ridiculous at this point.

It was already a little strange that a feature like this took 5 rollups to be implemented, then they just add it to CU5 with no documentation.

Is certificate based authentication for Exchange being deprecated or something?  If so, what is the modern replacement?

• Edited by MyGposts 9 hours 13 minutes ago

I'm afraid that I don't know much of anything about it, sorry.

Thanks.  I am not asking you, specifically, to answer this. 

Hopefully, more people are looking at this thread and someone who knows can provide an answer or prompt someone to start posting the documentation if it was never done.

Hi,

I have found no such official document to configure CBA for Exchange 2013.

But I searched the below article for your reference:

http://www.o-xchange.com/p/configure-exchange-certificate-based.html

Please note: Since the website is not hosted by Microsoft, the link may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information. And the changes made in the above blog is not supported officially by Microsoft.

Regards,

David