[Tickets #14727] Re: Getting back invalid ActiveSync response upon Provision request

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Ticket URL: https://bugs.horde.org/ticket/14727
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  Ticket             | 14727
  Updated By         | Michael Rubinsky <mrubinsk at horde.org>
  Summary            | Getting back invalid ActiveSync response upon
                     | Provision request
  Queue              | Synchronization
  Version            | FRAMEWORK_5_2
  Type               | Bug
  State              | Not A Bug
  Priority           | 1. Low
  Milestone          |
  Patch              |
  Owners             | Michael Rubinsky
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Michael Rubinsky <mrubinsk at horde.org> (2017-11-19 05:18) wrote:

> Thanks for pointing that out. From the client side, I now skip  
> provisioning, if I get back such a response.
>
> If I am allowed to ask here: Should the client disable provisioning  
> altogether (and never ask for a policy key again) or should it  
> continue to ask for a policy key on each request and skip if none is  
> returned?

You have a basic misunderstanding of how the PROVISION command is used.

> This is why I ask: Horde sends "provision" with its OPTION response,

Correct, becuase PROVISION is a supported command.

> so the administrator does want to provision the devices,but does not  
> provide a policy for each. Now if at some later time he DOES provide  
> one for a specific device, the client will never catch it, because  
> it has disabled provision.
>
> What is the correct way to handle this?

When a provisioning profile is changed/added, the provisioning policy  
key must be reset. This is doable via the admin interface.

> What do you as the developer have in mind, when you send that  
> response? I fail to find a proper answer in the active sync  
> documentation...

See MS-ASPROV, the official protocol documentation for the PROVISION command.


I would be happy to discuss this with you more, but NOT by polluting a  
bug report ticket. PLEASE use the mailing list as requested previously.

> Thanks for your time
> John
>
>> Status 2 means that provisioning is not required for your server
>> configuration.
>>
>> This is a support question, not a bug report.
>>
>> Please use the mailing lists to ask for support.
>>
>> http://www.horde.org/mail/ contains a list of all available mailing lists.
>