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SSO with Pre-Shared Key on Windows 7

Hello, Experts!

I'm trying to configure a Single-Sign On for our users who are outside the office and need to connect to our VPN before signing into Windows.

I've been able to configure it with this guide:

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles-tutorials/windows-7/VPN-Single-Sign-On-Windows-7.html

However, when it tries to connect to our VPN, we get this error:
Error Description: 766: A certificate could not be found. Connections that use the L2TP protocol over IPSec require the installation of a machine certificate, also known as a computer certificate.

Because our Meraki Security Appliance ONLY uses a pre-shared key and there's no remote access server in the picture, I believe that this is a Windows limitation (Windows is trying to protect me from using pre-shared keys). I thought this Microsoft article would help:
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/240262

but it seems to discuss a remote access server which is not part of the picture.

I'm sure there are some registry tweaks needed to suppress Microsoft looking for a certificate - the question is where. Any ideas?

Thanks!

DIPRAJ

here, the certificate you are asking for must be requested from Certificate authority(CA).

you need to install this certificate inside machine store of the VPN server.

the certificate should include the following details:

1. Common name (CN): Same as the hostname OR IP address that is configured as VPN destination on the VPN client of your network.

2. Extended Key Usage (EKU): “Server Authentication” and “IP Security IKE intermediate”.

3. Key Usage: Select Digital signature and Key encipherment( algorithm for performing encryption and decryption)

workforceinsight

ASKER

Hello,

Thanks for commenting. Unfortunately, the VPN server is a firewall appliance that ONLY allows for a pre-shared key - no certificate.

I'm hoping to turn off Windows' need to seek out a certificate because it cannot apply to this situation.

Thanks,

Craig Beck

What type of VPN is the firewall appliance configured to allow? In your error message it looks like you're using a L2TP VPN. That's quite uncommon. I'd imagine you're using an IPSec VPN instead.

workforceinsight

ASKER

Hello, craigbeck,

Thanks - you are correct, we're using an IPSec VPN.

LeeTutor

I've requested that this question be deleted for the following reason:

The question has either no comments or not enough useful information to be called an "answer".

workforceinsight

ASKER

Figured it out:

1. Run "regedit", allocate HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RasMan\Parameters, and delete ProhibitIpSec key.
2. Restart Windows, and try to connect VPN again.

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I've requested that this question be closed as follows:

Accepted answer: 0 points for workforceinsight's comment #a39868283

for the following reason:

Registry fix is the solution