Article ID: 828970 - Last Review: December 3, 2007 - Revision: 1.7

Problems Decoding Client Certificate Attributes of Type CERT_RDN_UTF8_STRING

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SYMPTOMS

When you use client certificates that have their attributes encoded as CERT_RDN_UTF8_STRING, some values in the Request.ClientCertificate object are not displayed correctly, and certificate mapping rules do not work as expected.
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RESOLUTION

Microsoft Windows 2000

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)
Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 is required.

Restart Requirement

You must restart Internet Informaion Services (IIS) after you install this hofix. To do this, use Iisreset.

Hotfix Replacement Information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File Information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. 
   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   09-Oct-2003  08:41  5.0.2195.6864     337,168  Asp.dll          
   09-Oct-2003  08:41  5.0.2195.6824     299,792  Fscfg.dll        
   09-Oct-2003  08:41  5.0.2195.6824       8,464  Ftpctrs2.dll     
   09-Oct-2003  08:41  5.0.2195.6824       6,416  Ftpmib.dll       
   09-Oct-2003  08:41  5.0.2195.6824       9,488  Httpmib.dll      
   09-Oct-2003  08:41  5.0.2195.6864      58,128  Iismap.dll       
   09-Oct-2003  08:41  5.0.2195.6824      13,584  Infoadmn.dll     
   09-Oct-2003  08:41  5.0.2195.6824     248,080  Infocomm.dll     
   09-Oct-2003  08:41  5.0.2195.6824      62,736  Isatq.dll        
   09-Oct-2003  08:41  5.0.2195.6824       7,440  W3ctrs.dll       
   09-Oct-2003  08:41  5.0.2195.6824     349,968  W3svc.dll

Microsoft Windows Server 2003

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)
Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart Requirement

You must restart Internet Informaion Services (IIS) after you install this hofix. To do this, use Iisreset.

Hotfix Replacement Information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File Information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. 
   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   31-Oct-2003  22:38  6.0.3790.99       379,904  Asp.dll          
   03-Nov-2003  05:24  6.0.3790.99        56,320  Iismap.dll
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0
  • Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.1
  • Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0
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