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You may not be able to connect to a domain controller by using LDAP over an SSL connection when the domain controller is running Windows 2000 Server with SP4

Article ID: 897721

Article Last Modified on 7/26/2006

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario. A certificate expires on a domain controller that is running Microsoft Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4 (SP4). Then, the certificate is renewed. In this scenario, you may not be able to connect to the domain controller by using the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) over a Security Sockets Layer (SSL) connection. Additionally, the following event may be logged in the System log: Event Type: Error
Event Source: Schannel
Event Category: None
Event ID: 36876
Description: The certificate received from the remote server has not validated correctly. The error code is 0x80090328. The SSL connection request has failed. The attached data contains the server certificate.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because the domain controller continues to use the expired certificate until the domain controller restarts.

RESOLUTION

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must have Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4 (SP4) installed. For more information about how to obtain the latest Windows 2000 Server service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to obtain the latest Windows 2000 service pack

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   -----------------------------------------------------------
   23-Mar-2004  11:17  5.0.2195.6876     388,368  Advapi32.dll
   23-Mar-2004  11:17  5.0.2195.6866      69,904  Browser.dll
   23-Mar-2004  11:17  5.0.2195.6824     134,928  Dnsapi.dll
   23-Mar-2004  11:17  5.0.2195.6876      92,432  Dnsrslvr.dll
   23-Mar-2004  11:17  5.0.2195.6883      47,888  Eventlog.dll
   23-Mar-2004  11:17  5.0.2195.6890     143,632  Kdcsvc.dll
   10-Mar-2004  11:37  5.0.2195.6903     210,192  Kerberos.dll
   20-Sep-2003  09:32  5.0.2195.6824      71,888  Ksecdd.sys
   15-Oct-2004  03:16  5.0.2195.6987     513,296  Lsasrv.dll
   25-Feb-2004  08:59  5.0.2195.6902      33,552  Lsass.exe
   10-Mar-2004  11:37  5.0.2195.6897     123,152  Msv1_0.dll
   10-Jun-2004  01:58  5.0.2195.6949     309,008  Netapi32.dll
   23-Mar-2004  11:17  5.0.2195.6891     371,472  Netlogon.dll
   21-Apr-2005  14:25  5.0.2195.7041     938,768  Ntdsa.dll
   23-Mar-2004  11:17  5.0.2195.6897     388,368  Samsrv.dll
   23-Mar-2004  11:17  5.0.2195.6893     111,376  Scecli.dll
   23-Mar-2004  11:17  5.0.2195.6903     253,200  Scesrv.dll
   20-Apr-2005  19:07  5.0.2195.7040   6,309,376  Sp3res.dll
   23-Mar-2004  11:17  5.0.2195.6824      50,960  W32time.dll
   20-Sep-2003  09:32  5.0.2195.6824      57,104  W32tm.exe

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

MORE INFORMATION

This hotfix introduces a new operational attribute. Follow these steps to recognize a newly installed domain controller certificate:

Click Start, click Run, type ldp.exe , and then click OK.
Click Connection, and then click Connect.
Type the name of the domain controller in the Server box, type 389 in the Port box, and then click OK.
Click Connection, and then click Bind.
Type the administrator name, type the password, type the domain name, and then click OK.
Click the Browser menu, and then click Modify.
In the Attribute box, type renewServerCertificate.
In the Values box, type 1.
Click to select the Add check box, click Enter, and then click Run.
Close the Ldp.exe utility.

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Microsoft KB Archive/897721

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