PRB: HTML Tag KEYGEN Not Supported in Internet Explorer

ID: Q190282

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When the HTML tag KEYGEN is loaded into Microsoft Internet Explorer, the tag does not appear.


CAUSE

This is a Netscape-specific HTML tag. It is not supported in Microsoft Internet Explorer.


RESOLUTION

A potential workaround is to understand what this tag is doing at a low level and determine if a script could accomplish the same task.


STATUS

This behavior is by design.


MORE INFORMATION

The form element KEYGEN can be used in Netscape Navigator to create public keys to interact with Netscape's Certificate Server.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Below is an example of this tag. 


   <FORM ACTION="cms" METHOD=POST>
   <KEYGEN NAME="subjectKeyGenInfo">
   <INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Submit Request">
   </FORM>


REFERENCES

Further information about this tag can be found on Netscape's online documentation at this URL:

http://developer.netscape.com/docs/manuals/htmlguid/tags10.htm#1615505

Additional query words: certificate server netscape encryption public key private 


Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbhtml kbIE400 kbIE401 kbIE500 
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,4.01
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: April 30, 1999