Error Message: This Certificate Has Failed to Verify for All of Its Intended Purposes

Article ID: 233479 - View products that this article applies to.
This article was previously published under Q233479
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SYMPTOMS

If you click the padlock icon to view the certificate when you are connected to a secure site, you may receive the following error message:
This certificate has failed to verify for all of its intended purposes.
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CAUSE

This issue can occur if Internet Explorer interprets a specific object ID in the contents of some Server Gated Cryptography (SGC) certificates.
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RESOLUTION

This issue affects only the user interface; Internet Explorer still communicates by using the secure connection. If you click the Certificate Path tab in the dialog box, you see a "This certificate is OK" message in the Certificate Status box.
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Properties

Article ID: 233479 - Last Review: January 24, 2007 - Revision: 3.3
APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
    • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
    • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
    • Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
Keywords: 
kbhotfixserver kbqfe kberrmsg kbprb kbui KB233479
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