Visual Studio "FIPS validated cryptographic algorithms" error

13 August 2013

I tried to use Visual Basic Windows Forms Application and met the following error message.  After a painstaking search I found the solution to this problem:

Error Description:

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Error!

Unable to write to output file ‘xxx.pdb’: This implementation is not part of the Windows Platform FIPS validated cryptographic algorithms.

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Solution:

  1. Run the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc)
  2. Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options; Find the ‘FIPS’ item and turn it off.
  3. Restart Visual Studio

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Hope it can help.

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