DOCUMENT:Q230227 17-MAR-2001 [iis] TITLE :Using Certificate Server-Generated CA Certificates with Netscape PRODUCT :Internet Information Server PROD/VER::4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= Certificate Authority (CA) certificates created by Microsoft Certificate Server are not Base64 encoded, which is expected by Netscape Navigator. MORE INFORMATION ================ The Bin264 utility is available to perform Base64 encoding of certificates. Please note that this utility is not supported by Microsoft in any way and is provided for testing purposes only. For more information about the Bin264 utility and Base64 encoding, see the following Microsoft Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/security/tech/certificates/formats.asp The CertUtil utility installs automatically with Certificate Server 2.0 and can also be used to encode certificates to Base64. Usage: CertUtil [Options] -encode InFile OutFile, where InFile is the binary certificate and OutFile is the resulting Base64 certificate. Additional query words: root base-64 64-bit akz ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbiisSearch kbiis400 Version : :4.0 Issue type : kbhowto Solution Type : kbnofix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.