Well, I figured out why I wasn't finding "Other People" in the certificates import utility. It's so stupid and yet so subtle. I can't believe I spent a good 8 stinkin' hours trying to figure out what the problem was. In short, the instructions in the ReadMe.txt that I was attempting to follow must pertain specifically to WinXP, because on a hunch I got onto the sole XP box on our floor (a machine to test one of our apps on for compatibility problems), and sure enough there was Other People in the import utility. I really wish the documentation would have make it clear the instructions pertain to XP and with W2k there won't be any joy, but it doesn't. Grumble, grumble.
Did I happen to mention that my dev environment is Win2K? No, because I didn't think it was critical. I think I'm going to go home early just for the aggravation. Wife is making stuffed bell peppers tonight, and THAT at least is something to look forward to. Since the X509 Certificate Tool is apparently hard-coded for Other Steenkin' People I guess I can't use it. Or is it that I can't use WSE2? It would be just my luck. Thanks for all the help, folks. -----Original Message----- From: Chris Howell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 2:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Problem with WSE 2 & certificate import I feel your pain. Been there, suffered and finally survived.... Did you try: 1) closing your mmc and restarting the app; and/or 2) rebooting your box? I've found that the MMC doesn't like to refresh at times. Why? >> no idea... Will you be using WinForms or Web forms with WSE 2.0? If you will be using Web forms, you will have to give ASPNET privileges to read your certs in: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\MachineKeys And if you are still unable to read your certs in a Web app, you may need to alter the registry. Just letting you know to save you some grief later. Good Luck. NorthWest Data Solutions, Anchorage, Alaska "Clark, Michael (OFM)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Yes, I have actually tried this but no joy. There is an "Other People" tab here, but the certificate list is empty after selecting the tab then performing the import. Refreshing Current User in the mmc does not yield an Other People folder. The import appears to automatically place the *.cer files into Intermediate Certification Authorities. When I attempt to bypass automatic placement into the store, the list of stores corresponds to the list in the mmc, and does not permit the creation of an Other People store. Yikes. =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor� http://www.develop.com Some .NET courses you may be interested in: Essential .NET: building applications and components with CSharp August 30 - September 3, in Los Angeles http://www.develop.com/courses/edotnet View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
