[2106] in WWW Security List Archive
Re: Add CA's certifacte to Netscape Navigator 2.01
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (etdrc@public.bta.net.cn)
Thu May 16 04:28:35 1996
From: etdrc@public.bta.net.cn
Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 14:37:19 +0800
To: Ravi Shankar <ravi.shankar@citicorp.com>
Cc: www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
Errors-To: owner-www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
>> When I tried to communciate with this secure server Navigator
>> pop up a dialog box titled "Netsape -[New Site Certificate]",in this dialog
>> box Netscape tell me it does not recognize the signer of this certificate
>> and ask me if I accept this certificate.But when I click on the "next>"
>> button in this box a application error occured.Windows gived out the error
>> like this:
>>
>> Application Error
>> NETSCAPE caused a General Protection Fault in
>> module NETSCAPE.EXE at 0010:7B63
>>
>>
>
>I had faced this problem too. I believe this happens if the server
>requires a certificate from Netscape.
>
>Try starting up the server with 'client cert not required' optyion.
>(In NCSA httpd with SSLeay, do not specify the -z verify switch).
>
I start the server in the way you told me(ie,start the server with option -z
verify=0),but Netscape Navigator still can't work correctly and OS give out
the same application error.Can you tell me how you solved this problem?
>I don't know if Netscape will work properly if you actually _have_ a
>certificate to present to the server.
Thank you for your help!
Cmtan
