Microsoft KB Archive/277733

= CN Is Displayed in Hexadecimal Format on a Pre-Windows Me Client's User Certificate =

PSS ID Number: 277733

Article Last Modified on 12/18/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q277733



SYMPTOMS
When you enroll a client computer that is running a version of Windows that is earlier than Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) to a current Windows Server 2003 certification authority (CA), when you view the user certificate, the common name (CN) may be displayed as a hexadecimal string.



CAUSE
This issue can occur because clients that are running versions of Windows that are earlier than Windows Me cannot read UTF-8 strings.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, use either of the following methods:
 * Reset the CA to use Unicode strings.

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 * Upgrade to Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003.

For additional information about CAs and UTF-8 strings, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

258048 Windows 2000 Certificate Services and X.500 Compliant Certificate Authorities

Keywords: kbenv kbprb KB277733

Technology: kbSBServ2003Pre kbSBServ2003Search kbSBServ2003St kbSBServSearch kbWinServ2003Data kbWinServ2003DataSearch kbWinServ2003Ent kbWinServ2003EntSearch kbWinServ2003Search kbWinServ2003St

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