Microsoft KB Archive/832259

= 128-Bit SSL Connection Cannot Connect to Web Sites That Use Department of Defense Certificates =

Article ID: 832259

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Visual InterDev, if you try to create a new project or if you try to open an existing project, and if the Web site is set to Require 128-bit and is using a Department of Defense certificate, you may receive one of the following error messages:

Unable to connect to a server.

Unable to contact web server.

You may also receive the following error message:

Frontpage is unable to establish a secure connection with the server, because the server's SSL certificate is either invalid, or issued by an untrusted certificate authority. (Error code = 800040050).



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

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 15-Oct-2003 19:35  3.0.2.5814  729,144  Fp30utl.dll 15-Oct-2003 19:45  3.0.2.5814  495,671  Fp30wec.dll 15-Oct-2003 19:41  3.0.2.5814  938,039  Fp30wel.dll 15-Oct-2003 19:45  1.0.0.1     110,592  Vi30wrp.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section of this article.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbvisid600fix kbhotfixserver KB832259

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