Microsoft KB Archive/273610

= You Receive Error &quot;0x80090004&quot; While You Create a Smart Card Certificate Request =

Article ID: 273610

Article Last Modified on 3/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

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This article was previously published under Q273610



SYMPTOMS
If you use the GemPlus GemSAFE Card Certificate Service Provider (CSP) to request a smart card certificate, you may receive the following error message:

An error occurred while creating the certificate request. Please verify that your CSP supports any settings you have made and that your input is valid.

Suggested Cause:

No suggestion

Error: 0x80090004 (Unknown)



CAUSE
This error occurs because you used a 1024-bit RSA key length to request the certificate.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use a 512-bit RSA key length to request the smart card certificate.



STATUS
This is a limitation of the GemPlus GemSAFE CSP in Microsoft Windows 2000.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB273610

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