Yeah, that's what we're planning on doing tonight, Bob; we heard the same
advice from Cisco.  We'll also be creating a MAC_OSX userpage to
specifically not use the java webclient for logins on OSX machines, since
we don't use the agent currently and don't have any requirements beyond
authentication.  We expect that these changes, along with the iPad patch,
should clear up most of our java concerns on apple devices for now.

--Homer Manila, CISSP
Information Security Engineer
Office of Information Technology
American University
202-885-2209

* AU IT will never ask for your password via e-mail.
* Don't share your password with anyone!



From:   "Biddle, Rob" <[email protected]>
To:     [email protected]
Date:   08/12/2010 12:00 PM
Subject:        Re: OSX Java issues with weblogin
Sent by:        Cisco Clean Access Users and Administrators
            <[email protected]>



Homer,





Create a new Login Page, select MAC_ALL as the Operating System and uncheck
the “Use web client to detect client MAC address and Operating System.”
Check box.


Move the new Login Page up the list so that it is above the one that
applies to ALL.





As long as you set the Default Provider for the Login Page the same for
both pages then users will still be authenticated just as before.  The only
difference will be that the Mac users will have their OS version determined
by browser agent detection instead of using the web agent detection.





_____________________________


Rob Biddle


Network Systems Engineer / Administrator


College of Mount St. Joseph





From: Cisco Clean Access Users and Administrators [
mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Homer Manila
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 11:46 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: OSX Java issues with weblogin





Dan,

We currently only have one user page for the whole user community, and yes,
the web client is enabled for it. Are you suggesting we turn off the web
client for problematic OSes? Doesn't that mean we'd have to disable the
login page for those devices, and preclude authentication?

--Homer Manila, CISSP
Information Security Engineer
Office of Information Technology
American University
202-885-2209

* AU IT will never ask for your password via e-mail.
* Don't share your password with anyone!

Inactive hide details for Dan Taube ---08/11/2010 04:13:03 PM---  Homer, Do
you have the web client enabled for your user page?Dan Taube ---08/11/2010
04:13:03 PM--- Homer, Do you have the web client enabled for your user
page?

From: Dan Taube <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: 08/11/2010 04:13 PM
Subject: Re: OSX Java issues with weblogin
Sent by: Cisco Clean Access Users and Administrators
<[email protected]>








Homer,

Do you have the web client enabled for your user page?

For example, our users that are put into a web login path (iPhones, iPads,
BlackBerry & Android devices, etc.) do not have the web client enabled for
their user pages. This means when the NAC appliance is figuring out what OS
the user has it does not require the Java applet, but rather other means
(browser useragent).

Dan Taube
Call Center Supervisor :: Associate IT Support
University Computer Help Desk :: Illinois State University
309-438-8985 [direct] :: 309-438-4357 [support]
[email protected]

On 8/11/2010 12:50 PM, Homer Manila wrote:


            We are experiencing random problems on OSX's weblogin. In
            general, many of our OSX (and iPad) users are unable to login
            successfully, even when fully up-to-date, java and OSX-wise. We
            are forced to grant exemptions.

            We don't mandate any requirements for OSX users except for
            authentication (through weblogin, we don't push the agent yet),
            but users will experience one or a combination of the following
            errors when attempting to do so:
                        weblogin will work in Firefox, but not in Safari
                        weblogin will work in Safari, but not Firefox
                        weblogin page will give out java applet error
                        messages (error that most get)




            We're on 4.7.2.

            Anybody else getting this problem?

            --Homer Manila, CISSP
            Information Security Engineer
            Office of Information Technology
            American University
            202-885-2209

            * AU IT will never ask for your password via e-mail.
            * Don't share your password with anyone!

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