Article: Q190004
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 05-AUG-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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One of the following errors occurs when trying to browse a Web site that has
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) enabled:
- HTTP Error 403
403.7 Forbidden: Client certificate required
This error occurs when the resource you are attempting to access requires your
browser to have a client Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate that the
server recognizes. This is used for authenticating you as a valid user of the
resource.
Please contact the Web server's administrator to obtain a valid client
certificate.
-or-
- Connection to the server could not be established.
CAUSE
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The Internet Explorer client certificate and the Internet Information Server
(IIS) client certificate need to be synchronized.
WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, run the following three commands from a command
prompt in the <%SystemRoot%>\System32\Inetsrv directory:
IISCA
Net Stop IISAdmin /y
Net Start W3SVC
(c) Microsoft Corporation 2000, All Rights Reserved. Contributions by Kevin
Zollman, Microsoft Corporation.
Additional query words:
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Keywords :
Technology : kbiisSearch kbiis400
Version : winnt:4.0
Issue type : kbprb
Solution Type : kbpending
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