Err Msg: Keycheck Failed 0x8009030e
Article ID: 152527
Article Last Modified on 6/23/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 1.0
This article was previously published under Q152527
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SYMPTOMS
When you install an SSL certificate on an IIS server using Setkey.exe, you
may get the following error message:
Error: keycheck failed 0x8009030e
CAUSE
There are two possible causes for this error:
- The Keypair file or the certificate file used with setkey is not valid
or is corrupt.
- The certificate file (the text message sent to you by the Certificate
Authority containing the SSL certificate) was saved in Unicode format.
RESOLUTION
Make sure the certificate was not saved in Unicode format. Open the
certificate using Notepad.exe and select Save As. Make sure that Save
File as Type is set to Text Files (*.txt) not Unicode Files.
If the file was saved in Unicode format, click Save As on the File
menu and re-save it as text.
If the above resolution does not fix the problem, the certificate may need
to be re-generated and resubmitted to the Certificate Authority.
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