Error occurred during a cryptographic operation. Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code. Exception Details: System.Security.Cryptography.CryptographicException: Error occurred during a cryptographic operation.

Server Error in '/' Application.

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Error occurred during a cryptographic operation.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Security.Cryptography.CryptographicException: Error occurred during a cryptographic operation.

Source Error:

Line 53: //var prin = new GenericPrincipal(id, userRoles); Line 54: //HttpContext.Current.User = prin; Line 55: var ticket = FormsAuthentication.Decrypt(encTicket); Line 56: var id = new UserIdentity(ticket); Line 57: string[] userRoles = { "A" };

Source File: c:\Naresh\                                        Global.asax.cs    Line: 55

Stack Trace:

[CryptographicException: Error occurred during a cryptographic operation.] System.Web.Security.Cryptography.HomogenizingCryptoServiceWrapper.Homogen izeErrors(Func`2 func, Byte[] input) +115 System.Web.Security.Cryptography.HomogenizingCryptoServiceWrapper.Unprot ect(Byte[] protectedData) +70 System.Web.Security.FormsAuthentication.Decrypt(String encryptedTicket) +9692626 CanPayApp.MvcApplication.MvcApplication_PostAuthenticateRequest(Object sender, EventArgs e) in c:\Naresh\05 31 2016\CanPayApp\CanPayApp\Global .asax.cs:55 System.Web.SyncEventExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecut ionStep.Execute() +141 System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +69

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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:4.0.30319; ASP.NET Version:4.6.1055.0

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