Microsoft KB Archive/942064

= Error message when you visit a Web site that is hosted on IIS 7.0: &quot;HTTP Error 403.12 - Client Certificate Denied&quot; =

Article ID: 942064

Article Last Modified on 9/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0

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SYMPTOMS
When you visit a Web site that is hosted on Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, you receive an error message that resembles the following:

Server Error in Application &quot; &quot;

HTTP Error 403.12 - Client Certificate Denied

HRESULT: 0x80070005

Description of HRESULT

Access is denied.

This problem occurs when the client certificate mapping setting is enabled in IIS.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the Windows user account that is configured for client certificate mapping does not have the Read permission for the requested file.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
 * 1) Open the folder that contains the requested file.
 * 2) Right-click the requested file, and then click Properties.
 * 3) In the   Properties dialog box, click the Security tab.
 * 4) On the Security tab, click Edit.
 * 5) In the Permissions for   dialog box, locate Group or user names, and then click the Windows user account that is configured for client certificate mapping.
 * 6) Under Permissions for  , click to select the Allow check box for the Read permission, and then click OK.
 * 7) In the   Properties dialog box, click OK.
 * 8) Repeat step 2 through step 7 if you want to grant the Read permission for other files to the Windows user account.

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