Microsoft KB Archive/826817

= Certificates other than logon certificates on a smart card are not propagated to the local certificate store of the user in Windows Server 2003 =

Article ID: 826817

Article Last Modified on 7/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When a user uses smart card authentication to log on to a domain in Microsoft Windows Server 2003, only the logon certificate is propagated to the local certificate store of the user. The logon certificate is the key pair from the default container. Other certificates that are on the smart card are not propagated to the local certificate store of the user. For example, certificates for signing or encrypting e-mail messages are not propagated to the local certificate store of the user.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when the smart card contains more than one certificate and when the secondary certificate is not a logon certificate.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

889100 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003

Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now 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 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or 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. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required

Restart requirement
You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

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 file attributes) 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.

Windows Server 2003, 64-bit versions
  Date         Time   Version      Size     File name     Platform 18-Aug-2003 20:27  5.2.3790.78  219,648  Wlnotify.dll  IA-64

Windows Server 2003, 32-bit versions
  Date         Time   Version      Size    File name -  18-Aug-2003  20:32  5.2.3790.78  89,088  Wlnotify.dll



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

This problem was first corrected in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1.



MORE INFORMATION
After you install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or this hotfix, when a user logs on by using smart card authentication, all certificates on the smart card are propagated to the local certificate store of the user. Programs such as Microsoft Outlook locate certificates by looking in this store. If an S/MIME certificate is stored on the smart card, it is propagated to this store. This behavior lets the user help secure e-mail by using a smart card.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbwinserv2003sp1fix kbbug kbfix kbwinserv2003presp1fix KB826817

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