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Applies To

All versions of Kiwi Syslog Server with Kiwi Syslog Web Access installed.

Symptom

When running Kiwi Syslog on a Windows machine with the Local Security Policy System cryptography: Use FIPS compliant algorithms for encryption, hashing and signing enabled, the Kiwi Syslog Web Access console will fail to open the Login Gateway page. You may receive an ASP.NET error indicating that "This implementation is not part of the Windows Platform FIPS validated cryptographic algorithms", or the equivalent event logged to the Application Event log.

Event code: 3005
Event message: An unhandled exception has occurred.

Application information:
Application domain:
Trust level: Full
Application Virtual Path: /
Application Path: C:\Program Files\SolarWinds\Kiwi Syslog Web Access\html\

Exception information:
Exception type: InvalidOperationException
Exception message: This implementation is not part of the Windows Platform FIPS validated cryptographic algorithms.


Cause

Kiwi Syslog Web Access is missing the appropriate <machineKey></machineKey> setting in the applications web.config file, which configures keys to use for encryption and decryption of forms authentication cookie data and view-state data.

Workaround

Add the following line to the Kiwi Syslog Web Access web.config file (located in program\SolarWinds\Kiwi Syslog Web Access\html). Add the <machineKey></machineKey> element to the <system.web></system.web> section of the web.config file.

<machineKey validationKey="AutoGenerate,IsolateApps" decryptionKey="AutoGenerate,IsolateApps" validation="3DES" decryption="3DES"></machineKey>

The UltiDev Cassini Web Server will need to be restarted for the web.config file change to take affect.