This article describes an error message that you receive when you use Microsoft Project Web Access to add a Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Web site that uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to a Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 Web site that also uses SSL. Additionally, you receive a Security Alert dialog box on the screen when you log on to Project Web Access.
This issue occurs if the certificate is not added to the trusted root certification authority or if the name of the certificate does not match the name of the Web site. To resolve this issue, either install the certificate or create a new certificate, depending on your situation.
When you use Project Web Access 2003 to add a Windows
SharePoint Services Web site that uses SSL to your Project Server 2003 Web site
that also uses SSL, you receive the following error message:
One or more errors occurred in the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
certificate sent by the server running Windows SharePoint Services. Verify that
the SharePoint Central Administration URL and/or SharePoint Web server URL are
configured properly to support SSL.
When you log on to Project Web
Access, you receive one of the following
Security Alert dialog
boxes:
- You receive a Security Alert dialog box
that contains the following messages:
- An exclamation mark on a yellow background that appears
next to the following message:
The security certificate
was issued by a company you have not chosen to trust. View the certificate to
determine whether you want to trust the certifying
authority.
- A check mark on a green background that appears next to
the following message:
The security certificate date is
valid.
- A check mark on a green background that appears next to
the following message:
The security certificate has a
valid name matching the name of the page that you are trying to
view.
- You receive a Security Alert dialog box
that contains the following messages:
- A check mark on a green background that appears next to
the following message:
The security certificate was
issued by a company you have not chosen to trust. View the certificate to
determine whether you want to trust the certifying
authority.
- A check mark on a green background that appears next to
the following message:
The security certificate date is
valid.
- An exclamation mark on a yellow background that appears
next to the following message:
The security certificate
has a valid name matching the name of the page that you are trying to
view.
This issue may occur if either of the following conditions
is true:
- The certificate is not added to the trusted root
certification authority. In this case, an exclamation mark on a yellow
background is displayed next to the following message in the Security
Alert dialog box:
The security certificate was
issued by a company you have not chosen to trust. View the certificate to
determine whether you want to trust the certifying authority
message.
- The name of the certificate does not match the name of the
Web site that you want to view. In this case, an exclamation mark on a yellow
background is displayed next to the following message in the Security
Alert dialog box:
The security certificate has
a valid name matching the name of the page that you are trying to view
message.
To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods,
depending on your situation:
Method 1: Install the certificate
If the certificate is not added to the trusted root certification
authority, install the certificate. To install the certificate, follow these
steps:
- In the Security Alert dialog box, click
View Certificate.
- In the Certificate dialog box, click the
Certificate Path tab.
- Click the General tab, and then click
Install Certificate. The Certificate Import wizard
starts.
- Click Next.
- On the Storage page, click Automatically select the
certificate store based on the type of certificate if it is not
already selected, and then click Next.
- On the Completing the Certificate Wizard page, click
Finish.
- When you are prompted to confirm that you want to install
the certificate, click Yes.
- When you receive the message that the import operation was
successful, click OK.
- In the Security Alert dialog box, click
Yes.
Note If the certificate is installed correctly, the
Security
Alert dialog box does not appear on the screen the next time that you
visit the Web site. If the
Security Alert dialog box does
appear on the screen the next time that you visit the Web site, make sure that
the following conditions are true:
- The certificate is installed correctly on the
computer.
- The name of the certificate is correct, and the name of the
certificate matches the name of the Web site that you want to view.
Method 2: Create a new certificate that matches the name of the Web site that you want to view
If the name of the certificate does not match the name of the Web
site that you want to view, create a new certificate that matches the name of
the Web site that you want to view. After you create a new certificate, install
the certificate by using the steps that are described in the "Method 1: Install
the certificate" section.
For more information about how to request a
new server certificate, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
For more information about how to use SSL to encrypt confidential
data, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
For more information about how to configure and administer
Microsoft Project Server 2003, see the
Microsoft Project Server 2003 Administrator's Guide. To obtain the
Microsoft Project Server 2003 Administrator's Guide, visit the following Microsoft Web site: