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Connecting iPads to an Enterprise Wireless 802.1x Network Using Certificates and Network Device Enrollment Services (NDES)

  • Artikkeli

Important notice: Microsoft does not support any apple products, if you need to troubleshoot any problem related to apple products, please refer to https://www.apple.com/support

Warning
SCEP was designed to be used in a closed network where all end-points are trusted. The warnings from CERT in the article "Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) does not strongly authenticate certificate requests " should be considered when implementing the NDES service. If an application utilizes SCEP, it should provide its own strong authentication.

 

I am often asked by customers how to deploy certificates to iPads using NDES, where I refer them to Rob Greene’s blog for the steps required configuring NDES and enrolling these devices for certificates. Lately, I was presented with a challenge where a customer wanted to enroll these devices for certificates and authenticate them to an 802.1x infrastructure using Network Policy Server (NPS)

Let’s review how a non-domain joined machine authenticates to an 802.1x network before delving into the required steps for iPads to connect to the same network. Historically, the following steps were followed:

1. Create a placeholder computer account in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)

2. Configure a Service Principal Name (SPN) for the new computer object.

3. Enroll a computer certificate passing the FQDN of the placeholder computer object as a Subject Name, using Web Enrollment Pages or Certificates MMC snap-in directly from the computer (Skip step 4 if you are using the Certificates MMC snap-in)

4. Export the certificate created for the non-domain joined machine and install it.

5. Associate the newly created certificate to the placeholder AD DS domain computer account manually created through Name Mappings

a.  Select Advanced View in Active Directory Users and Computers

b. Right-click the placeholder computer object and then select Name Mappings.

Note: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 allows to you skip steps 3 and 4 by using Certificate Enrollment Web Services (CES) and Certificate Enrollment Web Policy (CEP) to enroll non-domain joined computers for certificates

The method described earlier applies to computers where the computer certificate enrolled is based on a computer template. The computer will present the certificate (Subject Name) to the Network Policy Server (NPS), which in turn will check if the computer account is enabled in AD DS.

Devices such as iPads behave differently, where they treat all certificates installed as a user certificate, hence when passing the subject name to the NPS server, NPS will look for a user object in AD DS rather than a computer object, causing the authentication request to fail

 

Log Name: Security

Source: Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing

Date: 2/15/2012 8:55:49 PM

Event ID: 6273

Task Category: Network Policy Server

Level: Information

Keywords: Audit Failure

User: N/A

Computer: DC1.contoso.com

Description:

Network Policy Server denied access to a user.

 

Contact the Network Policy Server administrator for more information.

 

User:

       Security ID: NULL SID

       Account Name: ipad.contoso.com

       Account Domain: CONTOSO

       Fully Qualified Account Name: CONTOSO\ipad.contoso.com

 

Client Machine:

       Security ID: NULL SID

       Account Name: -

       Fully Qualified Account Name: -

       OS-Version: -

       Called Station Identifier: 021c1049ef6a

       Calling Station Identifier: b8ff6154d066

 

NAS:

       NAS IPv4 Address: 192.168.25.254

       NAS IPv6 Address: -

       NAS Identifier: 021c1049ef6a

       NAS Port-Type: Wireless - IEEE 802.11

       NAS Port: 34

 

RADIUS Client:

       Client Friendly Name: wrt350n

       Client IP Address: 192.168.25.254

 

Authentication Details:

       Connection Request Policy Name: Secure Wireless Connections

       Network Policy Name: -

       Authentication Provider: Windows

       Authentication Server: DC1.contoso.com

       Authentication Type: EAP

       EAP Type: -

       Account Session Identifier: -

       Logging Results: Accounting information was written to the local log file.

       Reason Code: 8

       Reason: The specified user account does not exist.

 

 

The certificates installed on IPads use the Network Device Enrollment Services (NDES) which utilizes the Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) to enroll for device certificates – This is the default and can’t be changed - These device certificates are computer certificates and not user certificates.

 

certutil -v -adtemplate ipsecintermediateoffline

 

IPSECIntermediateOffline: IPSec (Offline request) -- Auto-Enroll: Access is denied.

  msPKI-Enrollment-Flag = 0

  msPKI-Certificate-Name-Flag = 1

    CT_FLAG_ENROLLEE_SUPPLIES_SUBJECT -- 1

  msPKI-Private-Key-Flag = 0

  flags = 10241 (66113)

    CT_FLAG_ENROLLEE_SUPPLIES_SUBJECT -- 1

    CT_FLAG_MACHINE_TYPE -- 40 (64)

    CT_FLAG_ADD_TEMPLATE_NAME -- 200 (512)

    CT_FLAG_IS_DEFAULT -- 10000 (65536)

  cn = IPSECIntermediateOffline

  distinguishedName = IPSECIntermediateOffline

  displayName = IPSec (Offline request)

  templateDescription = Computer

  pKIExtendedKeyUsage = 1.3.6.1.5.5.8.2.2 IP security IKE intermediate

  pKIDefaultCSPs = Microsoft RSA SChannel Cryptographic Provider

  pKICriticalExtensions = 2.5.29.15 Key Usage

  revision = 7

  msPKI-Template-Schema-Version = 1

  msPKI-Template-Minor-Revision = 1

  msPKI-RA-Signature = 0

  msPKI-Minimal-Key-Size = 400 (1024)

  msPKI-Cert-Template-OID = 1.3.6.1.4.1.311.21.8.800281.5632585.475790.4272720.15075391.217.1.20

  msPKI-Supersede-Templates =

  msPKI-RA-Policies =

  msPKI-RA-Application-Policies =

  msPKI-Certificate-Policy =

  msPKI-Certificate-Application-Policy =

  dwKeySpec = AT_KEYEXCHANGE

  pKIExpirationPeriod = 2 Years

  pKIOverlapPeriod = 6 Weeks

 

Template Extensions: 3

    1.3.6.1.4.1.311.20.2: Flags = 0, Length = 32

    Certificate Template Name (Certificate Type)

        IPSECIntermediateOffline

 

    2.5.29.37: Flags = 0, Length = c

    Enhanced Key Usage

        IP security IKE intermediate (1.3.6.1.5.5.8.2.2)

 

    2.5.29.15: Flags = 1(Critical), Length = 4

    Key Usage

        Digital Signature, Key Encipherment (a0)

 

As a result, the Network Policy Server (NPS) will deny access to the iPad device, because it is mapping the wrong certificate type, and will log the following security event.

 

Log Name: Security

Source: Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing

Date: 2/19/2012 12:38:38 PM

Event ID: 6273

Task Category: Network Policy Server

Level: Information

Keywords: Audit Failure

User: N/A

Computer: DC1.contoso.com

Description:

Network Policy Server denied access to a user.

 

Contact the Network Policy Server administrator for more information.

 

User:

       Security ID: CONTOSO\ipad

       Account Name: ipad

       Account Domain: CONTOSO

       Fully Qualified Account Name: CONTOSO\ipad

 

Client Machine:

       Security ID: NULL SID

       Account Name: -

       Fully Qualified Account Name: -

       OS-Version: -

       Called Station Identifier: 021c1049ef6a

       Calling Station Identifier: b8ff6154d066

 

NAS:

       NAS IPv4 Address: 192.168.25.254

       NAS IPv6 Address: -

       NAS Identifier: 021c1049ef6a

       NAS Port-Type: Wireless - IEEE 802.11

       NAS Port: 34

 

RADIUS Client:

       Client Friendly Name: wrt350n

       Client IP Address: 192.168.25.254

 

Authentication Details:

       Connection Request Policy Name: Secure Wireless Connections

       Network Policy Name: Secure Wireless Connections

       Authentication Provider: Windows

       Authentication Server: DC1.contoso.com

       Authentication Type: EAP

       EAP Type: Microsoft: Smart Card or other certificate

       Account Session Identifier: -

       Logging Results: Accounting information was written to the local log file.

       Reason Code: 293

           Reason: The certificate is not valid for the requested usage.

 

The only way to make this work is to map the computer enrolled certificate to a user account, which is described in the remainder of this blog. 

Extreme Caution: The steps mentioned in this blog were tested in an isolated network, and not verified to work fully in an Enterprise Network. This solution is provided as is without any Microsoft support.

But, wait! What if we issue a certificate with subject type computer (e.g. IPSec Offline Request) and associate to the user account?

 Important:

 The steps to enroll certificates for IPads and iPhone were described in iPad/iPhone Certificate Issuance . The solution provided in this blog assumes you read it first.

The X.500 notation in the Iphone Configuration Utility for CN (common name) or O (Organization ) has to be upper case letters – example CN=IPAD1 – failure to type the correct syntax will generate the following error on the Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES) during certificate enrollment:

Log Name: Application

Source: Microsoft-Windows-NetworkDeviceEnrollmentService

Date: 2/16/2012 4:40:58 AM

Event ID: 31

Task Category: None

Level: Error

Keywords: Classic

User: N/A

Computer: NDES.contoso.com

Description:

The Network Device Enrollment Service cannot submit the certificate request (The request subject name is invalid or too long.). 0x80004005

 

Basic lab topology

 

High Level Operational Steps

 

  1. The device connects to a deployment wireless network (isolated) while connected via USB to the Mobile Device Management Software (MDM). In this example, the IPad is connected to the Iphone Configuration Utility. 
  2. The device Administrator connects to the Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES) to obtain a temporary password which is entered in the Mobile Device Management (MDM) as the device’s profile.  
  3. The Mobile Device Management (MDM) software pushes the profile configuration to the device.
  4. The device creates the private/public pair key and sends a request to the Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES)to request a certificate
  5. The Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES) sends an RA request to the Certification Authority (CA)
  6. The Certification Authority (CA) sends the certificate to the Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES)
  7. The Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES) sends the certificate to Device which in turn installs it
  8. The Device connects to the corporate network using 802.1X

 

Configuration steps

 

1. Create a user account for each device you want to enroll in AD DS with the following specifications:

a. Set a long complex password (at least 15 characters).

b. Set the password to not expire by selecting Password never expires.

c. In the user properties Account tab, select Smart Card is required for interactive logon. Select Smart card is required for interactive logon.

d. Select Account is sensitive and cannot be delegated in the user properties “Account “ tab.

e. Click on “Logon On To” button and in “The Following Computers” and then enter a placeholder computer name (IPad’s IMEI for example). The placeholder computer account doesn’t need to exist in AD DS.

 

Note: Disabling the user account will not work, because the Network Policy Service (NPS) will detect that the account is disabled it will deny access to the iPad. The Network Policy Server (NPS) will log the following event if the user account is disabled

 

Log Name: Security

Source: Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing

Date: 2/16/2012 4:52:50 PM

Event ID: 6273

Task Category: Network Policy Server

Level: Information

Keywords: Audit Failure

User: N/A

Computer: DC1.contoso.com

Description:

Network Policy Server denied access to a user.

 

Contact the Network Policy Server administrator for more information.

 User:

   Security ID: CONTOSO\ipad

   Account Name: ipad

   Account Domain: CONTOSO

   Fully Qualified Account Name: CONTOSO\ipad

 

Client Machine:

   Security ID: NULL SID

   Account Name: -

   Fully Qualified Account Name: -

   OS-Version: -

   Called Station Identifier: 021c1049ef6a

   Calling Station Identifier: b8ff6154d066

 

NAS:

   NAS IPv4 Address: 192.168.25.254

   NAS IPv6 Address: -

   NAS Identifier: 021c1049ef6a

   NAS Port-Type: Wireless - IEEE 802.11

   NAS Port: 34

 

RADIUS Client:

   Client Friendly Name: wrt350n

   Client IP Address: 192.168.25.254

 

Authentication Details:

   Connection Request Policy Name: Secure Wireless Connections

   Network Policy Name: -

   Authentication Provider: Windows

   Authentication Server: DC1.contoso.com

   Authentication Type: EAP

   EAP Type: -

   Account Session Identifier: -

   Logging Results: Accounting information was written to the local log file.

   Reason Code: 34

   Reason: The user or computer account that is specified in the RADIUS Access-Request message is disabled.

 

2. Duplicate the User template with the following configuration (name it as “UserV2” for example):

 a. Request Handling tab:

                             i. Purpose – Signature and encryption

                             ii. No other checkbox selected

                             iii. CSP – Microsoft RSA Schannel Cryptographic Provider

b. Subject Name Tab:

               i. Select “Supply in the request”

c. Issuance Requirements Tab

                                 i. Nothing selected or configured

d. Extensions tab:

                                  i. Application Policies:

        • IP Security IKE Intermediate
        • Server Authentication
        • Client Authentication

                                    ii. Basic Constraints:

        •  Leave as default

                                     iii. Certificate Template Information:

        • This configuration comes from the AD Template object; you need to modify the subject type from user to computer, which allows NDES to enroll for user certificates (described in Step 4).

                                     iv. Issuance Policy:

        • Leave as default

                                     v. Key Usage:

        • Signature requirements:
          • Digital Signature
          • Allow key exchange only with key encryption
          •  Critical extension

e. Security Tab

                            i. Configure in the same way as described in the iPad/iPhone Certificate Issuance.

 

3. Check the certificate template attributes you created in step 2 using certutil –v –adtemplate userv2 and note the template description attribute. This attribute will be changed later on

 

Userv2: User v2 -- Auto-Enroll: .

  msPKI-Enrollment-Flag = 0

  msPKI-Certificate-Name-Flag = 1

    CT_FLAG_ENROLLEE_SUPPLIES_SUBJECT -- 1

  msPKI-Private-Key-Flag = 0

  flags = 2023a (131642)

    CT_FLAG_ADD_EMAIL -- 2

    CT_FLAG_PUBLISH_TO_DS -- 8

    CT_FLAG_EXPORTABLE_KEY -- 10 (16)

    CT_FLAG_AUTO_ENROLLMENT -- 20 (32)

    CT_FLAG_ADD_TEMPLATE_NAME -- 200 (512)

    CT_FLAG_IS_MODIFIED -- 20000 (131072)

  cn = Userv2

  distinguishedName = Userv2

  displayName = User v2

  templateDescription = User

  pKIExtendedKeyUsage =

    0: 1.3.6.1.5.5.8.2.2 IP security IKE intermediate

    1: 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1 Server Authentication

    2: 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.2 Client Authentication

  pKIDefaultCSPs = Microsoft RSA SChannel Cryptographic Provider

  pKICriticalExtensions =

    0: 2.5.29.7 Subject Alternative Name

    1: 2.5.29.15 Key Usage

  revision = 64 (100)

  msPKI-Template-Schema-Version = 2

  msPKI-Template-Minor-Revision = 8

  msPKI-RA-Signature = 0

  msPKI-Minimal-Key-Size = 800 (2048)

  msPKI-Cert-Template-OID = 1.3.6.1.4.1.311.21.8.800281.5632585.475790.4272720.15075391.217.15856343.7753402 User v2

  msPKI-Supersede-Templates =

  msPKI-RA-Policies =

  msPKI-RA-Application-Policies =

  msPKI-Certificate-Policy =

  msPKI-Certificate-Application-Policy =

    0: 1.3.6.1.5.5.8.2.2 IP security IKE intermediate

    1: 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1 Server Authentication

    2: 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.2 Client Authentication

  dwKeySpec = AT_KEYEXCHANGE

  pKIExpirationPeriod = 1 Years

  pKIOverlapPeriod = 6 Weeks

 

Template Extensions: 4

    1.3.6.1.4.1.311.21.7: Flags = 0, Length = 2f

    Certificate Template Information

        Template=User v2(1.3.6.1.4.1.311.21.8.800281.5632585.475790.4272720.15075391.217.15856343.7753402)

        Major Version Number=100

        Minor Version Number=8

 

    2.5.29.37: Flags = 0, Length = 20

    Enhanced Key Usage

        IP security IKE intermediate (1.3.6.1.5.5.8.2.2)

        Server Authentication (1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1)

        Client Authentication (1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.2)

 

    2.5.29.15: Flags = 1(Critical), Length = 4

    Key Usage

        Digital Signature, Key Encipherment (a0)

 

    1.3.6.1.4.1.311.21.10: Flags = 0, Length = 26

    Application Policies

        [1]Application Certificate Policy:

             Policy Identifier=IP security IKE intermediate

        [2]Application Certificate Policy:

             Policy Identifier=Server Authentication

        [3]Application Certificate Policy:

             Policy Identifier=Client Authentication

 

4. Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES) does not support user templates; as a result, the user template created in Step 2 has to be changed to a computer template. To do so:

a.   Open Active Directory Sites and Services

b.   Select Menu , View and then select Show Services Node.

c.   Expand Services, Public Key Services and then click Certificate Templates.

d.   Open the duplicated certificate template created in step 2 (UserV2 in this example)

e.   Edit the flags attribute and change its value from 131642 to 131706.

Extreme Warning: This method is supplied as is, and should be thoroughly tested in your environment. Deploy this solution at your own risk

If you run certutil –v –adtemplate userv2command again, you can see that the templatedescription attribute was changed from user to computer.

       

5. Publish the certificate created in step 2 to the Certification Authority (CA).

 

Note: If you don’t perform these changes to the certificate template and configure NDES to deploy this template, then you will receive the following error when requesting the challenge password from the Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES):

 

Network Device Enrollment Service

Network Device Enrollment Service allows you to obtain certificates for routers or other network devices using the Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP).

 You do not have sufficient permission to enroll with SCEP. Please contact your system administrator.

 For more information see Using Network Device Enrollment Service.

 6. Configure the Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES) to issue certificates based on the certificate template created in step do by editing the following registry key:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\MSCEP]

"SignatureTemplate"="Userv2"

"EncryptionTemplate"="Userv2"

"GeneralPurposeTemplate"="Userv2"

7. Restart Internet Information Services (IIS) on the Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES).

8.  Install the Root CA’s certificate on the computer where you will run the iPhone Configuration Utility.

9. Open the iPhone Configuration Utility and create a configuration profile.

10. Make sure NDES and SCEP settings are configured in the iPhone Configuration Utility using the steps in iPad/Iphone Certificate Issuance blog.

11.  Select Wi-fi and enter the SSID of the 802.1x wireless network.

12. Select Auto-Join.

13. On Security type, select WPA/WPA2 Enterprise.

14. Select Protocols and then choose TLS

 

15. Next, select Authentication and choose the SCEP identity certificate that was previously configured as outlined in iPad/Iphone Certificate Issuance blog.

 

 

16. Select “Trust” and choose your Root CA certificate as a trusted certificate.

 

17. After the CA issues the new certificate, you must export it from the CA and associate this certificate with the user account that was created in step 1:

a. Open Active Directory Users and Computers

b. Select menu, View-and then select Advanced Features

c. Find the user account that represents the IPad

d. Right-click the user account and choose Name Mappings

e. Click Add, then select the certificate to import

 

18. Deploy the profile to your IPad

 

NPS Basic Settings

 

The Network Policy Server (NPS) settings that were configured during this solution were:

1. Make your Network policy Server (NPS) member of “RAS and IAS Servers” group

2. Publish the “RAS and IAS Server” certificate template to your CA

3. Enroll your Network policy Server (NPS) server for the “RAS and IAS Server” certificate

4. In Policies, select Connection request policies:

a. Create a Policy named “Secure Wireless Connections” with a condition:

    • NAS Port Type = “Wireless – Other or Wireless – IEE 802.11”

b. Disable the default policy called “Use Windows authentication for all users”

5. In Policies, select Network Policies:

a. Create a policy named “Secure Wireless Connections” with following settings:

    • Overview Tab
      • Select “Grant Access. Grant access if the connection request matches this policy.”
      • Select “Ignore user account dial-in properties”
    • Conditions Tab
      • NAS Port Type = “Wireless – Other or Wireless – IEE 802.11”
      • Windows Groups = “Contoso\Domain users” (this could be any group, just make sure to make the user account member of it)
    • Constraints Tab
      • Authentication Methods
        •  Microsoft: Smart Card or other certificate (choose the enrolled RAS and IAS Server certificate)

 Thanks to Paulo Marques da Costa for writing this informative Blog

Comments

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    Thanks Jason and Ted!

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    Devices such as iPads behave differently, where they treat all certificates installed as a user certificate, hence when passing the subject name to the NPS server, NPS will look for a user object in AD DS rather than a computer object, causing the authentication request to fail

  • Anonymous
    April 12, 2012
    It is possible to force the use of computer based authentication by using a SAN entry in the certificate with a format of SAN:UPN=<hostname>$@<domain.tld>. This results in a certificate that has an NT Principle Name of <hostname>$@<domain.tld> in the SAN field which is then appropriate for authentication to the NPS as a pure computer object. The only dependency is then the creation of a computer account in Active Directory. I have used this approach in the past for SCCM Internet Based Client Management solutions as discussed here:technet.microsoft.com/.../cc707697.aspx and it maps very well to providing certificate-based authentication from an Apple device to a wireless network using EAP-TLS for 802.1x with a Network Policy Server. Hope this helps others who are looking for similar Apple integration solutions...

  • Anonymous
    July 05, 2012
    FYI - we have discovered a potential vulnerability arising from the use of the Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol in conjunction with mobile devices... US-CERT has published a report on this: www.kb.cert.org/.../971035 We've created a special location with more information about this on our website: www.css-security.com/scep

  • Anonymous
    October 22, 2012
    Great article Amerik. I am running into one issue, once ceet etc installed on iPad and then tryingto connect to our corporate wifi, i get the following error in the NPS server event log; Reason Code:16 Reason:Authentication failed due to a user credentials mismatch. Either the user name provided does not map to an existing user account or the password was incorrect. Do you have any ideas?

  • Anonymous
    March 25, 2013
    Why do I need to duplicate a user certificate and then convert it to a computer certificate? Why not just use a computer certificate?

  • Anonymous
    March 26, 2013
    Ok, I get that part. But in step 4 you convert the User Template cert into a Computer Template cert. Why not just duplicate the Computer Template an skip step 4? Maybe I'm not understanding why you duplicated a User Template instead of a Computer Template. Thanks for responding, I know this post is oldish

  • Anonymous
    April 14, 2013
    I tried to follow the steps.  But failed.  Could you please give me more detail instructions?

  • Anonymous
    July 15, 2013
    Thanks for this comprehensive writeup. It's really helped me a lot!

  • Anonymous
    December 06, 2013
    If you have a subjectaltname of SPN= or UPN=, could you skip the certificate mapping step?

  • Anonymous
    December 06, 2013
    Hi PMM, No, you can't skip that step.

    • Anonymous
      October 19, 2017
      Hello Amerk,is it still not possible to skip the AD Check?

  • Anonymous
    April 16, 2014
    Thanks a lot !!! it worked for me..

    but is there any way for me to skip or automate the step 5 ?

    So that the name mapping happens automatically based on the CN or email ID ?


    (5. Associate the newly created certificate to the placeholder AD DS domain computer account manually created through Name Mappings)


    Regards,
    Girish

  • Anonymous
    May 11, 2014
    Pingback from Diffusion of iTechnology in Corporations (or: Certificates for iPhones) | Theory and Practice of Trying to Combine Just Anything

  • Anonymous
    November 10, 2014
    after step 16, how to get step 17? there is no button likes submit to get a certificate request, how get into"After the CA issues the new certificate"?

  • Anonymous
    May 31, 2016
    A lot of what I see when adding a device is the requirement of a user account in AD. One of the things I've done in my environment is use computer accounts instead of user accounts to represent the devices. Basically the certificate is generated with the name of the ipad/iphone. I'll make a computer object in AD with the same name as the device. When the certificate is installed on the ipad/iphone I set my settings manually. When it asks for the identity, I choose the certificate, and for the username is simply the device name with a $ at the end (because that's how AD see's computer objects). It doesn't require the certificate to be mapped to the object.My question is has anyone else done it this way? Is this way acceptable?