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Q180018: SGCINST.EXE Appears to Execute but SGC Does Not Work

Article: Q180018
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:3.0,4.0,4.0 SP3
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 SP3 
- Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 3.0, 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Sgcinst.exe appears to execute but SGC does not work.

CAUSE
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VeriSign used to include the certificate, the intermediate certificates, and the
root certificate. They stopped sending the root certificate since it was
redundant and ignored. Sgcinst.exe fails because it believes the intermediate
certificate was really the root certificate.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the Server Gated Cryptography (SGC) update. For
more information on how to obtain the updated version of Schannel.dll, please
see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q148427 : Generic SSL (PCT/TLS) Updates for IIS and MS Internet Products

Additional query words: Schannel.exe Sgcschannel.exe Sgcschnl.exe

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400sp3 kbWinNTS400search kbiisSearch kbiis400 kbiis300
Version           : winnt:3.0,4.0,4.0 SP3

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