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"Signature not valid" error message when you sign in to Visual Studio 2013 RC on a FIPS-enabled computer

Symptoms

When you try to sign in to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Release Candidate (RC), you receive the following error message:
Signature not valid

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Cause

This issue occurs because the security standard known as the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) is enabled on your computer.

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Workaround

To work around this issue, use one of the following methods:
  • Turn off FIPS on your computer.
  • Prevent the CLR from enforcing FIPS compliance. To do this, add the following code to Devenv.exe.config file:
    <enforceFIPSPolicy enabled="false"/>
    For example, see the following code in Devenv.exe.config file:
    <configuration>

        <runtime>

            <enforceFIPSPolicy enabled="false"/>

        </runtime>

    </configuration>

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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Article Info
Article ID : 2886678
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 9/9/2013
Exists online : False
Views : 73