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Error Message When You Try to Connect to Secure Site: Client Certificate Has Expired or Is Not Yet Valid


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Symptoms

When you attempt to connect to a secure Web site in Microsoft Internet Explorer, you may receive an error message similar to one of the following:
HTTP 403.17 Forbidden:
Client certificate has expired or is not yet valid
-or-
HTTP 403 Forbidden You are not authorized to view this page

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Cause

This behavior can occur if the date setting on your computer is incorrect.

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Resolution

To resolve this issue, reset the date on the computer. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Quit all running programs.
  2. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
  3. In Control Panel, double-click Date/Time.
  4. In the Date/Time Properties dialog box, select the current date and time, click Apply, and then click OK.

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Properties

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This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.

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Keywords: KB301803, kbprb, kberrmsg

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Article Info
Article ID : 301803
Revision : 4
Created on : 1/31/2007
Published on : 1/31/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 381