I’ve created a web application that I’ve hosted with IIS 7 on a Windows Server 2008 machine. I’ve loaded a security certificate for secure.xxxxx.com.
IIS 7 Server Certificates http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/324/certxx6.gif
When I browse to the web site with Microsoft Internet Explorer, I get this prompt:
Choose a digital certificate
Identification
The website you want to view requests identification.
Please choose a certificate.
There are no certificates. It’s an empty, blank list.
If I click either OK or Cancel, then the page loads just fine. There’s no warning or other indication from Internet Explorer that there is a security issue.
Microsoft Internet Explorer SSL Security Certificate Website Identification http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8265/ie2yr5.gif
The Apple Safari browser won’t display the page at all.
Safari can’t open the page.
Safari can’t open the page xxxxx because it couldn’t establish a secure connection to the server xxxxx.
Apple Safari can't open the page http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/2899/safka3.gif
Both Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome load the web site perfectly with no hassles.
Mozilla Firefox SSL Security Certificate http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/6833/foxsk4.gif
Google Chrome SSL Security Certificate http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/7928/chrsx2.gif
Why might Microsoft Internet Explorer and Apple Safari fail to load my web site properly?
I found the solution at forums.iis.net.
In IIS I modified the SSL Settings for my web site.
IIS SSL Settings icon http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/8808/ssl1uc7.gif
I changed ‘Client certificates’ from ‘Accept’ to ‘Ignore’.
Before:
IIS SSL Settings accept client certificates http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/548/ssl2om9.gif
After:
IIS SSL Settings ignore client certificates http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/4945/ssl3kx6.gif
The web site now loads perfectly in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Apple Safari as well as Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.