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The Windows Cryptographic Service Provider Reported An Error
Keeping your drivers up to date can prevent this error
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Updated onOctober 28, 2024
updated onOctober 28, 2024
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WindowsCryptographicService Providererroris anerrorrelated to signing documents and if you encounter it you won’t be able to sign documents. However, there are a few methods you can use to fix this issue.
How do I resolve the Windows Cryptographic Service Provider reported an error?
If possible, try using a different signature if this one is giving you an error. Alternatively, create a new signature if possible and check if that solves the issue.
1. Update the driver for the signature device
Outdated drivers can often cause Windows Cryptographic Service Provider reported an error code 2148086027, so be sure to keep them up to date to prevent any further issues.
2. Install the latest updates for Adobe Acrobat
Alternatively, you can get the latest version of Adobe Acrobat from the official website.
⇒Get Adobe Acrobat
3. Set Cryptographic Provider to CSP
After changing theCryptographicprovider, the Windows Cryptographic Service Provider Error encountered while signing message will be gone.
4. Remove unwanted certificates
Once you remove unwanted certificates, check if the problem if The Windows Cryptographic Service Provider reported an error keyset does not exist error still appears.
5. Reinstall ePass2003 software
Once the software is gone, go ahead and check if The Windows Cryptographic Service provider reported an error Invalid provider type specified message still appears.
6. Modify your registry
7. Use your Smart Card or Active Key
This is an advanced solution, but several users claim that it works, so if you have Smart Card or an Active Key, you might want to use it to fix the Windows Cryptographic Service Provider reported an error access is denied error code: 2147942405 message.
Windows Cryptographic Service Provider error can be problematic, but we hope that you managed to fix it using the solutions from this article.
This isn’t the only issue, and many reportedCryptographic Service high CPU usage. To learn more about Adobe Acrobat, visit our guide on how toadd a digital signature in Adobe Acrobat.
We also coveredAt least one signature has problems error in Adobe Acrobat, so you might want to read it for more information.
More about the topics:Adobe Acrobat Reader,encryption
Milan Stanojevic
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
