TFS with Client Certificates

Question

Hi everyone

I am following this guide to enable client certs on my TFS setup.


http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd407788.aspx#setupclientcerts

I am stuck on Step Six, which is the client machine configuration.

When I run the tpft tweakui on my client I get the following screen: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_or8FHJ7KlcM/Su_Iy8TFx9I/AAAAAAAABDg/QnYu20kRVJU/s1600-h/2009-11-02_092755.png


As you can see, it does not allow me to click the checkbox for client certificates.

My setup is as follows:
TFS 2008, where App Tier and Data Tier reside on machine #1, running on Windows Server 2008 Std, SQL2008 database and SSRS2008.

An Active Directory (AD) and Certificate Authority (CA) reside on machine #2, running on Windows Server 2008 Ent.

Client developer machine running Windows7, VS.NET2008 Pro, with Oct2008 Team Foundation Power tools.


To enable SSL on the TFS box, I used a cert created from the "Web Server" template from my CA.

To install the client cert on my TFS box, I used a cert created from the "Workstation" template from my CA.

To install the client cert on my client developer box, I used a cert created from the "Workstation" template from my CA. You can see my cert example here: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_or8FHJ7KlcM/Su_KRkbHkbI/AAAAAAAABDo/MLSodeIvKns/s1600-h/certificate_1.png 

Any ideas why tfpt tweakui is not allowing me to click the checkbox for client certificate?

Many thanks

Answer 1

Hi,

Can you re-apply Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and check that you have the latest version of Visual Studio Power Tools?

 Thanks,
Alin,
PRAKTIK Consulting
TFS Hosting and TFS Consulting Services.