Windows Security Log Event ID 5068

Operating Systems Windows 2008 R2 and 7
Windows 2012 R2 and 8.1
Windows 2016 and 10
Windows Server 2019 and 2022
Category
 • Subcategory
Policy Change
 • Other Policy Change Events
Type Success
Corresponding events
in Windows 2003
and before
 

5068: A cryptographic function provider operation was attempted

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Examples of 5068

A cryptographic function provider operation was attempted.

Subject:

   Security ID:  %1
   Account Name:  %2
   Account Domain:  %3
   Logon ID:  %4

Configuration Parameters:

   Scope: %5
   Context: %6
   Interface: %7
   Function: %8
   Provider: %9
   Position: %10

Operation: %11

Return Code: %12

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