Microsoft KB Archive/149574

= Internet Explorer 2.0 Fails to Connect to SSL Enabled IIS Server =

Article ID: 149574

Article Last Modified on 6/23/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.01
 * Microsoft Internet Information Server 1.0

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This article was previously published under Q149574



We strongly recommend that all users upgrade to Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 6.0 running on Microsoft Windows Server 2003. IIS 6.0 significantly increases Web infrastructure security. For more information about IIS security-related topics, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/IIS.mspx





SYMPTOMS
When you connect to some Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) enabled Internet Information Servers (IIS), you may get one or more of the following messages:

HTTP/1.0 403 Access Forbidden (Secure Channel Required - This Virtual

Directory requires a browser that supports the configured encryption

options.)

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Unable to connect to (servername)

While this may happen with Internet Explorer for Windows 95, other SSL capable browsers may connect normally with no errors. Currently, the only Microsoft browser with SSL support is Internet Explorer 2.0 for Windows 95.



CAUSE
Internet Explorer version 2.0 for Windows 95 has problems connecting to some SSL certificates. A new certificate will generally NOT fix the problem.



RESOLUTION
This problem has been fixed in the latest version of Internet Explorer 2.0 for Win95. This new version of Internet Explorer is available to the public for downloading on http://www.microsoft.com to address this issue.

Additional query words: prodiis netscape mosaic fail secure site winnt

Keywords: kbnetwork KB149574

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