Wallet May Not Work with Proxy Requiring Basic User Authentication

• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows NT 4.0
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 95
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

When you are using Internet Explorer 5 through a proxy server that requires basic authentication, you may not be able to successfully complete a buying transaction using the "Set" capabilities of the Microsoft Wallet 3.0 component.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because the proxy server is set to require basic authentication. Wallet does not handle the "407" response from the proxy server and the transaction does not succeed.

RESOLUTION

Do not use basic authentication on the proxy server.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv msiew95 msient msiew98
Version : WINDOWS:5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb