FIX: Request.ClientCertificate returns server certificate (165157)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Active Server Pages
  • Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0

This article was previously published under Q165157

SYMPTOMS

Under certain circumstances, the Request object's ClientCertificate collection may contain information from the certificate installed on the server rather than information from the client's certificate.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you have an old version of the Schannel.dll file on your system.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, you must install the correct version of Schannel.dll on the Web server. The correct version of this DLL is included with the latest Windows NT 4.0 service pack. For more information about how to obtain the latest Windows NT 4.0 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to obtain the latest Windows NT 4.0 service pack



NOTE: If you are using 128-bit (Domestic) encryption keys on your server, you must order the Domestic version of Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2. Please contact Microsoft Sales at 800-360-7561 for more information on ordering this service pack.

STATUS

This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2.

REFERENCES

For the latest Knowledge Base articles and other support information on Visual InterDev and Active Server Pages, see the following page on the Microsoft Technical Support site:

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/30/2006
Keywords:kbASPObj kbbug kbfix kbOSWin2000fix kbSecurity KB165157