Re: Not able to import a personal certificate in IE browser

From: Beige (bjose_at_ed.edu)
Date: 05/12/04 

Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 21:56:51 -0700

Thanks for the reply..
I am trying to import a PFX file generated by a third-
party software without using MS-CAPI or any other CSP.
I tried repackaging the PFX using the same software with a
different password and it works fine.
What could have possibly gone wrong earlier???

>-----Original Message-----
>I assume you are importing a PFX file.
>
>In this case, the error may mean exactly that - there is
no CSP on the
>system which understands the private key you're importing.
>
>Where was the certificate and private key generated
originally? You may need
>to have the CSP which generated this private key
installed on this machine.
>
>If your machine is Win2k it does not come with high-
encryption enabled by
>default and this may be the problem. You can try going to
Windows Update and
>installing the high encryption pack (see
>http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/recommended/
128bit/default.asp).
>
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>"beige" <bjose@ed.edu> wrote in message
>news:b23201c4375e$c57e0380$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>> The following error occured while trying to import a
>> personal certificate in the IE browser.
>>
>> "An internal error occurred. The private key that you
are
>> importing might require a cryptographic service provider
>> that is not installed on your system."
>>
>> Can anyone help me out in this
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

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