Q218441: Err Msg: Server Encountered Bad Data from the Client

Article: Q218441
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 07-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you browse a Web site that uses SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), the browser
loses its connection, and the following error message is displayed:

  Server encountered bad data from the client

On the server, the following error is recorded in the event log:

  Event ID: 115
  Description: Service could not bind instance 5. The data is the error code.

NOTE: This error also occurs for instances 3 and 10.

CAUSE
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If the server has more than one certificate, in certain situations Schannel.dll
may send the wrong certificate to the client.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. For
additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack



STATUS
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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 Service Pack 4.

Additional query words: secure sockets layer netscape internet explorer ie errmsg kberrmsg certificate server akz

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis400
Version           : winnt:4.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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