IIS 7 Error “A specified logon session does not exist. It may already have been terminated.” when using https

Question

I am trying to create Client Certificates Authentication for my asp.net Website.

In order to create client certificates, I need to create a Certificate Authority first:<

Answer 1

Guys after trying almost every single solution to no avail i ended up finding my solution to '“A specified logon session does not exist. It may already have been terminated.” when using https" below

1. Verify your pfx cert is healthy with correct private key

2. Run certutil and locate the certs 'unique Container name' - i used certutil -v -store my

3.Navigate to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\MachineKeys and locate the system file that corresponds to your Container name found above

4. Check permissions and ensure 'system' has full control to file.

Once applied i then checked IIS and was able to apply to https without error