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When will WAAS support accelerate encrypt MAPI traffic?

chia hao chang
Level 1
Level 1

hi all

The MAPI is common used in many environments


sometime user will encrypt the MAPI traffic with the native encrypt in outlook

but, WAAS SSL acclerate like not support accelerate encrypt MAPI traffic now

I just want to know

does WAAS will support this function

or will release in which version ?

I cannot find related documents about it.

thanks

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chia hao chang
Level 1
Level 1

update myself

Does the SSL application optimizer accelerate encrypted Message  Application Programming Interface (MAPI) traffic?

Microsoft uses native encryption for Microsoft Exchange Message  Application Programming Interface (MAPI) communication with the Microsoft  Outlook client. The Cisco WAAS SSL application optimizer does not accelerate  MAPI traffic secured using native MAPI encryption.

Microsoft also supports using SSL for encryption of MAPI traffic: by  sending a MAPI remote procedure call (RPC) over HTTPS. This feature is called  Outlook Anywhere and is supported by Microsoft Outlook 2003 and 2007. The Cisco  WAAS SSL application optimizer will provide full (DRE, and LZ, TFO) acceleration  benefits for SSL encrypted MAPI traffic.

Enterprises can easily switch clients to HTTPS instead of native  encryption for Microsoft Outlook through Group Policy Objects (GPOs) or the  Microsoft Exchange 2007 autodiscover service.

Use of SSL encryption is recommended by Microsoft as a scalable  encryption solution as SSL offload devices can be used to improve the  performance of a Microsoft Exchange server farm. For information about how to  configure Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 and 2003 clients for Outlook Anywhere,  refer to the Microsoft documentation at: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa996922.aspxhttp://zed.cisco.com/confluence/images/icons/linkext7.gif

Hi Chia,

As per your note, WAAS will not optimize MAPI encrypted traffic.Further, as per your note, the Cisco WAAS SSL application optimizer does not accelerate  MAPI traffic secured using native MAPI encryption.

With that said, I am sure WAAS Product Team has this point on their list to support encrypted MAPI optimization. Though, not sure when it will be available. The best person to answer this question is your Local Cisco Sales Account Team person.

Hope this helps.

Regards.

PS: If this answers your question, please mark this as Answered.

Felix Arrieta
Cisco Employee
Cisco Employee

The encrypted MAPI feature is in extended beta trials. You must contact waas-emapi-cs@external.cisco.com with your Cisco account team on the CC for approvals, before  enabling  this feature. Only approved customers will be supported for  beta  evaluations. The encrypted MAPI feature will be made generally  available  in a following release.

source:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/app_ntwk_services/waas/waas/v501/release/notes/ws501xrn.html

BR,

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