Error Message When You Try to Connect to Secure Site: Client Certificate Has Expired or Is Not Yet Valid

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SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to connect to a secure Web site in Microsoft Internet Explorer, you may receive an error message similar to one of the following:

HTTP 403.17 Forbidden:
Client certificate has expired or is not yet valid

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HTTP 403 Forbidden You are not authorized to view this page

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CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the date setting on your computer is incorrect.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, reset the date on the computer. To do this, follow these steps:

Quit all running programs.
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
In Control Panel, double-click Date/Time.
In the Date/Time Properties dialog box, select the current date and time, click Apply, and then click OK.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0

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kberrmsg kbprb KB301803

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This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.

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