Microsoft KB Archive/190282

= PRB: HTML Tag KEYGEN Not Supported in Internet Explorer =

Article ID: 190282

Article Last Modified on 5/2/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q190282



SYMPTOMS
When the HTML tag KEYGEN is loaded into Microsoft Internet Explorer, the tag does not appear.



CAUSE
This is a Netscape-specific HTML tag. It is not supported in Microsoft Internet Explorer.



RESOLUTION
A potential workaround is to understand what this tag is doing at a low level and determine if a script could accomplish the same task.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
The form element KEYGEN can be used in Netscape Navigator to create public keys to interact with Netscape's Certificate Server.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
Below is an example of this tag.

   

