The certificate authority service does not start and throws the error message "The device that is required by this cryptographic provider is not ready for use. 0x80090030 (-2146893776 NTE_DEVICE_NOT_READY)"

Assume the following scenario:

A certification authority is implemented in the network.
The certification authority service does not start.
When trying to start the Certification Authority service, you get the following error message:

The device that is required by this cryptographic provider is not ready for use. 0x80090030 (-2146893776 NTE_DEVICE_NOT_READY)

A corresponding Event with no. 100 can also be found in the event display of the certification authority:

Active Directory Certificate Services did not start: Could not load or verify the current CA certificate. ADCS Labor Issuing CA 2 The device that is required by this cryptographic provider is not ready for use. 0x80090030 (-2146893776 NTE_DEVICE_NOT_READY).

Possible causes

This error may occur if no connection to the Hardware Security Module can be established, e.g. because it is not switched on, because a firewall prevents the connection, or because the login data at the HSM are not correct. See also article "Details of the event with ID 100 of the source Microsoft-Windows-CertificationAuthority„.

The certification authority service does not start and throws the error message "The device that is required by this cryptographic provider is not ready for use. 0x80090030 (-2146893776 NTE_DEVICE_NOT_READY)"

Possible causes

Related links:

4 thoughts on “Der Zertifizierungsstellen-Dienst startet nicht und wirft die Fehlermeldung „The device that is required by this cryptographic provider is not ready for use. 0x80090030 (-2146893776 NTE_DEVICE_NOT_READY)“”