Microsoft KB Archive/194672

= FP98: "Socket Code 4" Error Connecting to Server Using SSL =

Article ID: 194672

Article Last Modified on 10/3/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft FrontPage 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q194672



For a Microsoft FrontPage 2000 version of this article, see 205245.

For a Microsoft FrontPage 97 version of this article, see 161963.



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to connect to a Web server using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), you may receive the following error message

Unable to connect to a server at "" on port 443 (socket code 4).

where  is the name of the server you are connecting to and 443 is the port configured to receive secure connections.

The server log might also show the following error:

Secure handshake failed.



CAUSE
FrontPage currently recognizes the following certificate authorities:

Secure Server Certification Authority (Verisign/RSA)

AT&T Directory Services

AT&T Certificate Services

NOTE: FrontPage 98 supports 40-bit encryption. FrontPage 98 does not support 128-bit encryption.



RESOLUTION
To allow FrontPage to connect to the server via SSL, configure the Web server software with an SSL certificate from one of the certificate authorities listed in the "Cause" section of this article.



STATUS
Support for additional certificate authorities is under review and will be considered for inclusion in a future release.

The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

Additional query words: 98 error code 4 ssl winsock socket fpsock

Keywords: kbprb KB194672

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