Health Monitoring SharePoint 2013 Site Using Kerberos Authentication

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I need to figure out how to properly health monitor SharePoint 2013 that is setup to use Kerberos authentication. I am using APM to facilitate user authentication. I want a health monitor to be able to hit the root page of the root site both to ensure that SharePoint is working and as a keep alive for the SharePoint application pool. I need to find a way to implement a health monitor that is capable of authenticating via kerberos to gain access to the root site. I would appreciate any guidance that can be provided.

mikeshimkus_111 · Answer

Hi Jacob, we don't have any built-in monitors that support Kerberos, and AFAIK the version of cURL currently on BIG-IP doesn't support it either.  Your best bet may be to configure your site for Negotiate auth so the built-in HTTP/HTTPS monitors will fall back to NTLM.&nbsp;
These DC posts include some other options:&nbsp;
https://devcentral.f5.com/questions/citrix-iapp-using-active-directory-monitor-for-kerberos-auth&nbsp;
https://devcentral.f5.com/questions/monitor-http-application-users-authenticating-to-web-serwers-with-kerberos&nbsp;

denisgr_21754 · Answer

Hi Jacob,&nbsp;
I've followed this blog and resolved my problem : 
https://collabdg.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/monitor-sharepoint-kerberos-sites-with-f5-big-ip-out-of-the-box-monitor/&nbsp;
Denis.&nbsp;

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