33.3 Prerequisites for Installing Webgate for IIS 7

The following topics provide prerequisites for installing Webgates with IIS v7 Web servers:

33.3.1 Prerequisites for Installing Any 10g Webgate for IIS 7

The following procedure applies to 32-bit and 64-bit Webgates equally.

With Webgate for IIS v7 Web Server, you can use Form-based authentication without enabling pass through functionality only when the <add segment="bin"/> entry is not present in the applicationHost.config file.

For example, if you have access/oblix/apps/webgate/bin/webgate.dll as an action in the Form-based authentication scheme, ensure that the <add segment="bin"/> entry is not present in the applicationHost.config file. If the entry is present, you must remove it, as described next

33.3.1.1 Locating and Removing the <add segment="bin"/>Entry

You can locate and the <add segment="bin"/> entry.

To remove:

  1. Go to Windows\System32\inetsrv\config and open the applicationHost.config file.
  2. Search for the <hiddenSegments> module.
  3. Remove the entry <add segment="bin"/> if it is present.
  4. Save the file.

33.3.2 Prerequisite for Installing a 32-bit Webgate for IIS 7

The following procedure applies to 32-bit Webgates only.

The following procedure provides steps to configure a 32-bit Webgate for IIS 7 Web Server to use either Simple or Cert transport security mode. This configuration requires that the IIS 6 Management Compatibility module be installed.

33.3.3 Adding the IIS 6 Management Compatibility Module for a 32-bit Webgate for IIS and Simple or Cert Security

You can add the IIS 6 Management Compatibility module for a 32-bit Webgate for IIS 7 and Simple or Cert Security.

  1. From the State menu, click Administrative Tools, and then click Server Manager.
  2. In the Server Manager tree, expand Roles, and then click Web Server (IIS).
  3. In the Web Server (IIS) pane, Role Services section, click Add Role Services.
  4. On the Select Role Services page of the Add Role Services Wizard, click IIS6 Management Compatibility under Management Tools.
  5. On the Confirm Installation Selections page, click Install.
  6. On the Results page, click Close.