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Server Principal Name (SPN) or the security context of the destination server could not be established error message is received when encryption type "RC4-HMAC-MD5" is disabled in Active Directory

Troubleshooting


Problem

Attempting to login to a Planning Analytics Server configured with integrated login results in error "Server Principal Name (SPN) or the security context of the destination server could not be established" when encryption type "RC4-HMAC-MD5" is disabled in Active Directory
SPN Error

Symptom

1)Attempts to login to the server configured with integrated login over clients such as Architect,Perspective results in error "Server Principal Name (SPN) or the security context of the destination server could not be established"
2)Enabling encryption type "RC4-HMAC-MD5"  in Active Directory resolves the issue and logins work as expected.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
09 May 2025

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ibm16117520