Microsoft KB Archive/824197

= Characters in the Subject Field of a Certificate Do Not Display Correctly =

PSS ID Number: 824197

Article Last Modified on 8/26/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you view a certificate, characters in the Subject field of the certificate may not display correctly.



CAUSE
This issue may occur if both of the following conditions are true:
 * 1) Your computer runs a version of Windows that is earlier than Microsoft Windows 2000.
 * 2) The Subject field of the certificate contains UTF-8 characters.

Computers that run versions of Windows that are earlier than Windows 2000 do not fully support UTF-8 for X.509 certificates.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, upgrade your computer to Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003.



MORE INFORMATION
The ability of a computer to display certificates that contain UTF-8 characters depends upon the computer's operating system. Full UTF-8 support for X.509 certificates is available only in Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.

Keywords: kbprb KB824197

Technology: kbwin2000Pro kbwin2000ProSearch kbwin2000Search kbwin2000Serv kbwin2000ServSearch kbWin98SE kbWin98SEsearch

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