KB159001 - Access Violation Importing Key/Certificate into Key Manager

Article ID: 159001

Article Last Modified on 6/23/2005

Microsoft Internet Information Server 2.0

This article was previously published under Q159001

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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/IIS.mspx

SYMPTOMS

When you import a Key/Certificate into Key Manager for Internet Information Server version 2.0, you may receive the following error message:

Dr. Watson for Windows NT

An application error has occurred.
and an application error log is being generated.

keyring.exe

Exception: access violation (0xc0000005), Address: 0x74f230d5

Event ids

11/7/96 4:32:01 PM DrWatson Information None 4097 N/A JOHNDOE-NT4
The application, exe\keyring.dbg, generated an application error
The error occurred on 11/ 7/1996 @ 16:32: 1.526 The exception generated
was c0000005 at address 74f230d5 (<nosymbols>)

11/7/96 4:31:55 PM Perflib Error None 1008 N/A JOHNDOE-NT4
The Open Procedure for service "WSPSrv" in DLL "WSPPERF.DLL" failed.
Performance data for this service will not be available. Status code

returned is DWORD 0.

11/7/96 4:31:55 PM Perflib Error None 1008 N/A JOHNDOE-NT4
The Open Procedure for service "W3Proxy" in DLL "MSPMON.DLL" failed.
Performance data for this service will not be available. Status code
returned is DWORD 0.

11/7/96 4:31:55 PM Perflib Error None 1008 N/A JOHNDOE-NT4
The Open Procedure for service "W3PCache" in DLL "MSPMON.DLL" failed.
Performance data for this service will not be available. Status code
returned is DWORD 0.

CAUSE

The Certificate file is corrupt or invalid for the corresponding Private Key Pair File.

NOTE: You can only use valid Private Key Pair File and Certificate File pairs.

RESOLUTION

To import a key, click Key, select Import Key, and select KeySet Files. Specify the Private Key Pair File and the Certificate File, then click OK. Enter the password to complete the process.

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