The data protection operation was unsuccessful on Azure using OWIN / Katana

Question

I\'m trying to implement password reset on an OWIN/Katana based ASP.NET MVC website running in Azure.

It works fine when run locally but fails in production.

Answer 1

If the host server is a virtual machine it could be exactly what the error message says. Check if your Application Pool in IIS really has Load User Profile set to true like the exception says:

• In the Connections pane, expand the server name, and then click Application Pools.
• Right click on you Pool
• Advanced Settings