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# sk66405 - HTTPS Inspection does not support requests for client certificate

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk66405 |
| Date Created | 2012-01-02 |
| Last Modified | 2026-06-23 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS) |

## Symptoms

- * HTTPS Inspection was enabled in SmartDashboard ('Application \& URL Filtering' tab - Advanced - HTTPS Inspection), and in Policy, the 'Action' was set to 'Inspect'  

* User connects to HTTPS server, but the page in browser is blank  

* Kernel debug ('WS' module , flag 'pkt_dump') shows the following information in the dump of HTTP packet :  
  `HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden ( The page requires a client certificate as part of the authentication process. If you are using a smart card, you will need to insert your smart card to select an appropriate certificate. Otherwise, contact your server administrator. )`

## Cause

Client Certificate authentication is not supported by HTTPS Inspection

## Solution

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