IAG SP2 Update 3?

Well I've had word that IAG SP2 Update 3 should be out in a month or so.

The components being addressed with this update, are that Windows 7 will be recognised correctly and 64-bit clients will be supported.

Obviously you have seen that I have documented a 32-bit Windows 7 workaround, but there are still issues with this when using certain applications. The only 64-bit client that can be made work is Windows 7, as long as your computer has the ability to run XP Compatibility Mode (which will mean that only specific processors are supported)

As soon as I see that update, I will get it installed and tested, as my work laptop is both Windows 7 and 64-bit..... you can see I like a challenge!!

IAG SP2 Update 2... finally!

There were a number of rumours that SP2 Update 2 would include 64 bit client support, but it seems it was just that... a rumour! The current rumour is that 64 bit client support will be available with SP2 Update 3, which is good considering we were always told that IAG would never support 64 bit operating systems. We can make Windows 7 64-bit work by using XP Mode (and detailed in the previous blog posting)

After QA testing from Celestix, IAG SP2 Update 2 is now available from the Celestix website.

The following issues are addressed with this update:

• Fixed erroneous IAG behavior when headers contain blank characters
• For trunks which do not publish an AAM application, the IAG Session cookie will be a site cookie instead of a domain cookie
• Fixed bug for supporting Citrix XenApp5 application
• Fixed parsing of text/html response Content-type (not binary) body using Chunked encoding type
• Fixed a failure occurring when using IAG’s Socket Forwarding client component on a Citrix terminal server
• Fixed a SharePoint Persistent Cookie Name Race Condition
• Fixed an Authorization Key Header memory Corruption while using an "Authorization Key" header
• Fixed a failure in the endpoint detection policy of AVG on the client computer (mistyped value in the detection policy expression)
• Fixed an Incorrect header removal when header is substring of another header
• Fixed Day Light Saving change leading to a deletion of Internalsite and Portal rules
• The communication between Windows Mobile 6.1 and Exchange 2007 SP1 has changed slightly due to the updating of the EAS protocol to EAS v12.1 – added support/fix for it
• Enabling above 2KB http header request by modifying the following registry key (MaxAllHeadersLen), to prevent SNT from throwing the following error to the client: "Allow http header block of a request to exceed 2KB and avoid SNT throwing an error"
• Fixed non English locales inconsistent encoding/decoding detection
• Fixed few issues related to FormLogin authentication
• Modified the rule-set that broke Java SSL Wrapper
• Added support iPhone and Blackberry support
• Fixed non-IE detection security issues

IAG SP2 Update 2 - Release_Notes

IAG SP2 Update 2 - Installation File

Celestix and Microsoft IAG

What is Microsoft Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG)?

It's an remote application delivery platform or as some would call it.... an SSL-VPN.

It's a way of delivering the applicatons you use internally at work, to an external audience via HTTPS.

The IAG can interogate computers to check what operating system it runs, whether there are specific applications running (such as anti-virus software, software based firewalls, etc), whether the computer is a member of a domain, etc.

By coupling endpoint checks, along with user credentials, granular understanding of applications, reporting and monitoring. We have a secure delivery method, as we can ensure correct users, can access correct applications, with approved computers, and be able to see who, accessed what and when. Sounds pretty comprehensive!!

This product originally was made by Whale Communications and was developed about ten years ago, prior to being bought out my Microsoft. This software platform is avalable on the Celestix WSA appliance. If you are based in the UK and want to evaluate an appliance, contact e92plus on 020-8274 7000

Some useful resources for those new to IAG are available here:

Celestix WSA Quick Start Guide [3.8Mb]
Microsoft IAG User Guide [3.32Mb]
Microsoft IAG Advanced User Guide [2.77Mb]

Microsoft IAG 2007 Service Pack 2 - Notes
Microsoft ActivePerl (which must be installed prior to SP2) [15.8Mb]
Microsoft IAG 2007 Service Pack 2 [36.5Mb]

Microsoft IAG 2007 Service Pack 2 Update 1 - Notes
Microsoft IAG 2007 Service Pack 2 Update 1 [19.8Mb]