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Q159001: Access Violation Importing Key/Certificate into Key Manager

Article: Q159001
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): 2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg
Last Modified: 22-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Internet Information Server version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you import a Key/Certificate into Key Manager for Internet Information
Server version 2.0, you may receive the following error message:

  Dr. Watson for Windows NT

  An application error has occurred.
  and an application error log is being generated.

  keyring.exe

  Exception: access violation (0xc0000005), Address: 0x74f230d5

Event ids

  11/7/96 4:32:01 PM DrWatson Information None 4097 N/A JOHNDOE-NT4
  The application, exe\keyring.dbg, generated an application error
  The error occurred on 11/ 7/1996 @ 16:32: 1.526 The exception generated
  was c0000005 at address 74f230d5 (<nosymbols>)

  11/7/96 4:31:55 PM Perflib Error None 1008 N/A JOHNDOE-NT4
  The Open Procedure for service "WSPSrv" in DLL "WSPPERF.DLL" failed.
  Performance data for this service will not be available. Status code

  returned is DWORD 0.

  11/7/96 4:31:55 PM Perflib Error None 1008 N/A JOHNDOE-NT4
  The Open Procedure for service "W3Proxy" in DLL "MSPMON.DLL" failed.
  Performance data for this service will not be available. Status code
  returned is DWORD 0.

  11/7/96 4:31:55 PM Perflib Error None 1008 N/A JOHNDOE-NT4
  The Open Procedure for service "W3PCache" in DLL "MSPMON.DLL" failed.
  Performance data for this service will not be available. Status code
  returned is DWORD 0.

CAUSE
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The Certificate file is corrupt or invalid for the corresponding Private Key
Pair File.

NOTE: You can only use valid Private Key Pair File and Certificate File pairs.

RESOLUTION
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To import a key, click Key, select Import Key, and select KeySet Files. Specify
the Private Key Pair File and the Certificate File, then click OK. Enter the
password to complete the process.


Additional query words: iis

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Keywords          : kberrmsg 
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis200
Version           : :2.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86

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