EnableSGC Does Not Always Provide for 1024-bit Keys

ID: Q185245

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you try to enable the ability of the 40-bit export version of Windows NT to support a Security Gated Cryptography (SGC) enabled certificate, you may find that Key Manager does not permit you to request 768-bit or 1024- bit key requests.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.

Additional query words:

Keywords : NT4SP4Fix kbfix4.00.sp4
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug