FIX: A Message Queuing 3.0 message is rejected by the receiver when you send the message by using an external certificate in Windows Server 2003 SP2

Consider the following scenario:

• You run Microsoft Message Queuing (also known as MSMQ) 3.0 in Workgroup mode on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 Service Pack (SP2).
• On this computer, you apply the security update�971032 that is documented in the security bulletin MS09-040.
• You send a Message Queuing 3.0 message by using Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and by using an external certificate.�

In this scenario, the Message Queuing 3.0 message is rejected by the receiver. Additionally, you receive the following error message:

This issue occurs because the certificate service provider name may be written to the Message Queuing 3.0 message incorrectly after you apply the�security update 971032.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problem described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

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Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must be running Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2).

For more information about how to obtain a Windows Server 2003 service pack or a Windows XP Professional x64 Edition service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

File information

The global (United States) version of this hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows Server 2003 file information notes

• In addition to the files that are listed in these tables, this hotfix also installs an associated security catalog file (KBnumber.cat) that is signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows Server 2003

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2003

For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2003

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

For more information about the security update 971032, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:For more information about how to run Message Queuing in Workgroup mode, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) website:For more information about how to register a certificate in�Message Queuing, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) website:For more information about queues in Windows Communication Foundation, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) website:If you encounter the same issue when you use Message Queuing 3.0 on a computer that is running Windows XP, apply the hotfix that is described in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 959682.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: