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Q299306: Client Browser Returns to Site w/ f=6 Attached to Query String

Article: Q299306
Product(s): Microsoft Developer Network
Version(s): 1.4
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 04-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Passport, version 1.4 
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SYMPTOMS
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The client browser returns to my site with an "f=6" attached to the query
string.

CAUSE
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Either the Passport Manager object on your Web server is configured to be in
stand-alone mode, or the Passport Login server cannot reach its own Secure
Sockets Layer (SSL) pages and cannot write the ticket-granting cookie. Neither
the domain authority nor the Passport Manager object will write cookies, and the
user will not be signed in.

RESOLUTION
==========

Check to see if the Passport Manager object is configured to be in stand-alone
mode. If it is, turn stand-alone mode off to see if the Passport server can be
reached. If the same results occur, there is a problem on the Passport network.
Use the Passport Administration Utility to turn stand-alone mode off.

MORE INFORMATION
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Other "f=" values in the query string also indicate a possible Passport network
problem. For more information, see the following Microsoft Passport Web site:

  Passport SDK Errors
  http://www.passport.com/sdkdocuments/sdk14/reference/scriptreference/ifaces/ipassportmanager/error.htm

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSNSearch kbPassport140 kbPassportSearch
Version           : :1.4
Issue type        : kbprb

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