Exception type: CryptographicException Exception message: Object already exists.

I had a application hosted in IIS. On trying to browse the site, I got the following exception in the Event Viewer:

This happens because the program is running with different users; One with normal user and another with startup user.

When the key is created, its permission is only granted to the creator.

Solution:

Step 1. In IIS, change the Identity of the application pool under which the website is running. The identity will be your user credentials.

Step 2. Do IISRESET

Comments

Anonymous
June 21, 2016
Apply the account to the Cryptographic Container using an aspnet_regiis command:aspnet_regiis -pa "SampleKeys" "NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE"