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FIX: Error message occurs when you try to access a web server that requires a client certificate if HTTPS inspection is enabled in Forefront TMG 2010: "Error Code: 502 Proxy Error. The message received was unexpected or badly formatted. (-2146893018)"


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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:
  • You enable HTTPS inspection in Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) 2010.
  • You try to access a web server that requires a client certificate from the client.
  • You type the server name of this web server in the destination exception list for HTTPS inspection.
In this scenario, you cannot access the web server and receive the following error message:
Error Code: 502 Proxy Error. The message received was unexpected or badly formatted. (-2146893018)

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Cause

This issue occurs because Forefront TMG 2010 sends an empty client certificate to the web server during the initial SSL handshake. Some web servers like IIS web servers accept and renegotiate the client certificate when a request that contains an empty client certificate is sent. However, other web servers may return an SSL error when the web server receives the empty client certificate. This behavior causes Forefront TMG not to correctly handle the server error.

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Resolution

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To resolve this problem, follow these steps:
  1. Install Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 Service Pack 1.
    For more information about how to obtain Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 Service Pack 1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
    981324 List of problems that are fixed in Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 Service Pack 1
  2. On the Destination Exceptions tab of the HTTPS Outbound Inspection dialog box, select the No Validation option for the web server.

    Note When the No Validation option is set, Forefront TMG 2010 cannot retrieve and validate the server certificate of Forefront TMG 2010.
  3. Start Notepad, and then copy the following script into a Notepad file.
    Const SE_VPS_GUID = "{143F5698-103B-12D4-FF34-1F34767DEabc}"
    Const SE_VPS_NAME = "EnableHotfix982550"
    Const SE_VPS_VALUE = true

    Sub SetValue()

    ' Create the root object.
    Dim root ' The FPCLib.FPC root object
    Set root = CreateObject("FPC.Root")

    'Declare the other objects that are needed.
    Dim array ' An FPCArray object
    Dim VendorSets ' An FPCVendorParametersSets collection
    Dim VendorSet ' An FPCVendorParametersSet object

    ' Get references to the array object
    ' and the network rules collection.
    Set array = root.GetContainingArray
    Set VendorSets = array.VendorParametersSets

    On Error Resume Next
    Set VendorSet = VendorSets.Item( SE_VPS_GUID )

    If Err.Number <> 0 Then
    Err.Clear

    ' Add the item
    Set VendorSet = VendorSets.Add( SE_VPS_GUID )
    CheckError
    WScript.Echo "New VendorSet added... " & VendorSet.Name

    Else
    WScript.Echo "Existing VendorSet found... value- " & VendorSet.Value(SE_VPS_NAME)
    End If

    if VendorSet.Value(SE_VPS_NAME) <> SE_VPS_VALUE Then

    Err.Clear
    VendorSet.Value(SE_VPS_NAME) = SE_VPS_VALUE

    If Err.Number <> 0 Then
    CheckError
    Else
    VendorSets.Save false, true
    CheckError

    If Err.Number = 0 Then
    WScript.Echo "Done with " & SE_VPS_NAME & ", saved!"
    End If
    End If
    Else
    WScript.Echo "Done with " & SE_VPS_NAME & ", no change!"
    End If

    End Sub

    Sub CheckError()

    If Err.Number <> 0 Then
    WScript.Echo "An error occurred: 0x" & Hex(Err.Number) & " " & Err.Description
    Err.Clear
    End If

    End Sub

    SetValue
  4. Save the file as a Microsoft Visual Basic script file by using the .vbs file name extension. For example, save the file by using the following name:
    EnableHotfix982550.vbs
  5. Double-click the .vbs file to run it.

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Status

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

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References

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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Keywords: kbexpertiseinter, kbqfe, kbfix, kbsurveynew, kb

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Article Info
Article ID : 982550
Revision : 2
Created on : 9/19/2018
Published on : 9/19/2018
Exists online : False
Views : 376