Polycom 7000 manual Servers, not to allow ongoing use of unencrypted connections

System Security

Field	Description
Allow unencrypted connections to	Normally, the Polycom RealPresence DMA system connects to Active
the Active Directory	Directory using SSL or TLS encryption. But if the Active Directory server or
	servers (including domain controllers if you import global groups) aren’t
	configured to support encryption, the Polycom RealPresence DMA system
	can only connect using an unencrypted protocol. This option allows such
	connections if an encrypted connection can’t be established.
	This configuration causes an extreme security flaw: the unencrypted
	passwords of enterprise users are transmitted over the network, where they
	can easily be intercepted.
	Use this option only for diagnostic purposes. By toggling it, you can determine
	whether encryption is the cause of a failure to connect to Active Directory or to
	load group data. If so, the solution is to correctly configure the relevant
	servers, not to allow ongoing use of unencrypted connections.
Allow unencrypted connections to	Normally, the Polycom RealPresence DMA system uses only HTTPS for the
MCUs	conference control connection to RealPresence Collaboration Server or RMX
	MCUs, and therefore can’t control an MCU that accepts only HTTP (the
	default). This option enables the system to fall back to HTTP for MCUs not
	configured for HTTPS.
	We recommend configuring your MCUs to accept encrypted connections
	rather than enabling this option. When unencrypted connections are used, the
	RealPresence Collaboration Server or RMX login name and password are
	sent unencrypted over the network.
Allow unencrypted calendar	Normally, if calendaring is enabled, the Polycom RealPresence DMA system
notifications from Exchange	gives the Microsoft Exchange server an HTTPS URL to which the Exchange
server	server can deliver calendar notifications. In that case, the Polycom
	RealPresence DMA system must have a certificate that the Exchange server
	accepts in order for the HTTPS connection to work.
	If this option is selected, the Polycom RealPresence DMA system does not
	require HTTPS for calendar notifications.
	We recommend installing a certificate trusted by the Exchange server and
	using an HTTPS URL for notifications rather than enabling this option.
Allow basic authentication to	Normally, if calendaring is enabled, the Polycom RealPresence DMA system
Exchange server	authenticates itself with the Exchange server using NTLM authentication.
	If this option is selected, the Polycom RealPresence DMA system still
	attempts to use NTLM first. But if that fails or isn’t enabled on the Exchange
	server, then the RealPresence DMA system falls back to HTTP Basic
	authentication (user name and password).
	We recommend using NTLM authentication rather than enabling this option.
	In order for either NTLM or HTTP Basic authentication to work, they must be
	enabled on the Exchange server.

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