Details of the event with ID 23 of the source Microsoft-Windows-CertificationAuthority

Author Uwe Gradenegger Posted on Categories Certification Authority, Events Tags Event Viewer
Event Source:Microsoft-Windows-CertificationAuthority
Event ID:23 (0x17)
Event log:Application
Event type:Error
Symbolic Name:MSG_E_BADCERTLENGTHFIELD
Event text (English):Active Directory Certificate Services could not process request %1 due to an error: %2. The request was for %3. The certificate would contain an encoded length that is potentially incompatible with older enrollment software. Submit a new request using different length input data for the following field: %4
Event text (German):Die Anforderung %1 konnte aufgrund eines Fehlers nicht ausgeführt werden: %2. Die Anforderung bezog sich auf %3. Das Zertifikat würde eine codierte Länge enthalten, die möglicherweise nicht mit älteren Versionen der Registrierungssoftware kompatibel ist. Übermitteln Sie eine neue Anforderung mit einer anderen Längenangabe im folgenden Feld: %4

Parameter

The parameters contained in the event text are filled with the following fields:

  • %1: RequestId (win:UnicodeString)
  • %2: ErrorCode (win:UnicodeString)
  • %3: SubjectName (win:UnicodeString)
  • %4: Field (win:UnicodeString)

Description

Do you know TameMyCerts? TameMyCerts is an add-on for the Microsoft certification authority (Active Directory Certificate Services). It extends the function of the certification authority and enables the application of rule sets to realize the secure automation of certificate issuance. TameMyCerts is unique in the Microsoft ecosystem, has already proven itself in countless companies around the world and is available under a free license. It can be downloaded via GitHub and used free of charge. Professional maintenance is also offered.

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Security assessment

The security assessment is based on the three dimensions of confidentiality, integrity and availability.

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Microsoft's rating

Microsoft evaluates this event in the Securing Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Whitepaper with a severity score of "Low".

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