Error Message: Security Failure. Personal Certificate Required (319955)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.5 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q319955 SYMPTOMS
If you visit a Web site that requests a personal certificate, you may receive the following error message:
Security failure. Personal certificate required.
After you receive this error message, the Web page does not appear. This problem occurs even if the Web site permits but does not require a personal certificate.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATION
For security or identification purposes, a Web server may be configured either to request or to require a personal certificate (or client certificate) from a browser. If the Web site is configured to require a personal certificate, the browser must present a valid personal certificate before the browser can gain access to the site. If the site is configured to permit but not to require a personal certificate, providing a personal certificate to the Web site is optional.
Internet Explorer 5 for Macintosh does not currently support personal certificates. If a Web site is configured to require a personal certificate, the error message is by design. If a Web site is configured to allow but not to require a personal certificate, the error message is incorrect.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/26/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kberrmsg kbnofix kbprb KB319955 |
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