Older Navigator Browsers and HTTP Proxy Tunneling (300417)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Passport 1.3
  • Microsoft Passport 1.4
This article was previously published under Q300417

SUMMARY

Some versions of Netscape Navigator have an issue that causes cross-site sign-in or registration posts to fail when certain proxies are used.

MORE INFORMATION

  • In Microsoft Windows NT, Navigator 4.0 fails from non-Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to SSL and from SSL to SSL. Version 4.04 and later browsers do not have this problem.
  • In Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 98, Navigator 3.04 fails from non-SSL to SSL and from SSL to SSL. Version 4.0 and later browsers do not have this problem.
  • Navigator 3 users are specifically blocked from using the Passport express purchase service because their information cannot be kept secure if used through a proxy.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/30/2003
Keywords:kbinfo KB300417
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