Microsoft KB Archive/816854

= Cannot View Certificate Information for a Web Page with Internet Explorer for Macintosh =

PSS ID Number: 816854

Article Last Modified on 5/30/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.2.1 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.1 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.1.5 for Macintosh

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SYMPTOMS
When you view a secure page in Internet Explorer for Macintosh, you cannot view the certificate information by clicking the padlock icon in the status area of the browser window.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because of the way that the Macintosh operating systems handle Trusted Certificates of Authority and how they are viewed. Because of this there is no way to view certificate information for certificates that are sent to the browser by the Web server on Macintosh computers.

To view the certificates that have been trusted by Internet Explorer, use the method for you operating system.

For MacOS X 10.x

 * 1) On the Explorer menu, click Preferences.
 * 2) Under Web Browser, click Security.

For MacOS X 9.x

 * 1) On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
 * 2) Under Web Browser, click Security.

Additional query words: root ie5 ie5.1 ie5.1.5 ie5.2 mac

Keywords: kbprb KB816854

Technology: kbHWMAC kbIE510Mac kbIE516Mac KbIE521Mac kbIEMacSearch kbIEsearch kbOSMAC kbOSMacSearch

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