Microsoft KB Archive/931204

= Error message when you complete a certificate request in Internet Information Services 7.0: &quot;Cannot find the certificate request associated with this certificate file&quot; =

Article ID: 931204

Article Last Modified on 2/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, you use the Complete Certificate Request feature to complete a certificate request. When you try to finish processing the certificate, you receive the following error message:

Cannot find the certificate request associated with this certificate file. A certificate request must be completed on the computer where it was created.



CAUSE
This issue occurs when you try to complete a certificate request that involves a Distinguished Encoding Rules (DER)-encoded certificate and not a Base64-encoded certificate.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, make sure that you select a Base64-encoded certificate when you create the initial certificate request.



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

Keywords: kbtshoot kbexpertiseinter kbprb KB931204

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