DOCUMENT:Q190004  05-AUG-2000  [iis]
TITLE   :Error 403.7 or "Connection to Server Could Not Be Established"
PRODUCT :Internet Information Server
PROD/VER:winnt:4.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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One of the following errors occurs when trying to browse a Web site that has
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) enabled:

 - HTTP Error 403
   403.7 Forbidden: Client certificate required

   This error occurs when the resource you are attempting to access requires your
   browser to have a client Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate that the
   server recognizes. This is used for authenticating you as a valid user of the
   resource.

   Please contact the Web server's administrator to obtain a valid client
   certificate.

   -or-

 - Connection to the server could not be established.

CAUSE
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The Internet Explorer client certificate and the Internet Information Server
(IIS) client certificate need to be synchronized.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, run the following three commands from a command
prompt in the <%SystemRoot%>\System32\Inetsrv directory:

   IISCA
   Net Stop IISAdmin /y
   Net Start W3SVC

(c) Microsoft Corporation 2000, All Rights Reserved. Contributions by Kevin
Zollman, Microsoft Corporation.


Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis400
Version           : winnt:4.0
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbpending

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