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Q242031: Certificate Server Updated to Use non-Microsoft X.509 CAs

Article: Q242031
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): winnt:2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbWinNT4sp6fix
Last Modified: 20-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition 
- Microsoft Certificate Server version 2.0 
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SUMMARY
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Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6 includes the ability for the Microsoft
Certificate Server to join a non-Microsoft X.509 Certificate Authority (CA)
hierarchy.

RESOLUTION
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Windows NT Server, Certificate Server, or Workstation 4.0
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or the
individual software update. For information on obtaining the latest service
pack, please go to:

- http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/ServicePacks/

-or-

- Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

For information on obtaining the individual software update, contact Microsoft
Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support
Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the
following address on the World Wide Web:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS


Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT Server
4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Certificate Server, version
2.0.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT
Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows
NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
Service Pack 6.

MORE INFORMATION
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Changes made to Service Pack 6 include:

- Certificate server had several work-arounds and special processing when the
  encoding length was 7f. This caused the installation to fail during
  installing a CA. This special processing is now disabled by default.

- The Certificate Revocation List (CRL) is a list of revoked certificates that
  is digitally signed by the issuer of those certificates. Previously the
  certificates were not published by default; now the certificates are.

- Error reporting was improved. New errors are not introduced, but error
  detection was increased to ensure messages are published when errors are
  encountered.

- Certificate Server Setup has added the option for the administrator to
  control the keysize. This is done via a dropdown list with supported values
  (for example: 512, 1024, 2048, 4096). The default size is still 512.


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbWinNT4sp6fix 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbNTTermServ400 kbNTTermServSearch kbCertServSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbCertServ200
Version           : winnt:2.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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