Microsoft KB Archive/218441

= Error Message: Server Encountered Bad Data from the Client =

Article ID: 218441

Article Last Modified on 10/23/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q218441



SYMPTOMS
When you browse a Web site that uses SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), the browser loses its connection, and the following error message is displayed:

Server encountered bad data from the client

On the server, the following error is recorded in the event log:

Event ID: 115

Description: Service could not bind instance 5. The data is the error code.

NOTE: This error also occurs for instances 3 and 10.



CAUSE
If the server has more than one certificate, in certain situations Schannel.dll may send the wrong certificate to the client.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. For additional information, see the following article or articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 Service Pack 4.

Additional query words: secure sockets layer netscape internet explorer ie errmsg kberrmsg certificate server akz

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