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Connect-AzureAD Could not load type 'System.Security.Cryptography.SHA256Cng' from assembly
See original GitHub issueSteps to reproduce
after importing AzureAd module and Calling the Connect-AzureAd Cmdlet
an interactive form opens to supply credentials and provide MFA authentication
Install-Module -Name "AzureAD" -Verbose -Force -AllowClobber
Import-Module -Name "AzureAD" -Verbose -Force
Get-Module -Name "AzureAD"-ListAvailable | Select-object Name, Version
Connect-AzureAD
Expected behavior
The Connect-AzureAd Cmdlet should continue successfully and establish a connection with Azure AD
Actual behavior
connect-azuread : One or more errors occurred. (Could not load type 'System.Security.Cryptography.SHA256Cng' from assembly 'System.Core, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'.): Could not load type 'System.Security.Cryptography.SHA256Cng' from assembly 'System.Core, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'.
At line:1 char:1
+ connect-azuread
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : AuthenticationError: (:) [Connect-AzureAD], AadAuthenticationFailedException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Connect-AzureAD,Microsoft.Open.Azure.AD.CommonLibrary.ConnectAzureAD
connect-azuread : One or more errors occurred. (Could not load type 'System.Security.Cryptography.SHA256Cng' from assembly 'System.Core, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'.)
At line:1 char:1
+ connect-azuread
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : AuthenticationError: (:) [Connect-AzureAD], AggregateException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Connect-AzureAD,Microsoft.Open.Azure.AD.CommonLibrary.ConnectAzureAD
connect-azuread : Could not load type 'System.Security.Cryptography.SHA256Cng' from assembly 'System.Core, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'.
At line:1 char:1
+ connect-azuread
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : AuthenticationError: (:) [Connect-AzureAD], TypeLoadException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Connect-AzureAD,Microsoft.Open.Azure.AD.CommonLibrary.ConnectAzureAD
connect-azuread : One or more errors occurred. (Could not load type 'System.Security.Cryptography.SHA256Cng' from assembly 'System.Core, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'.): Could not load type 'System.Security.Cryptography.SHA256Cng' from assembly 'System.Core, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'.
At line:1 char:1
+ connect-azuread
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Connect-AzureAD], AadAuthenticationFailedException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.Open.Azure.AD.CommonLibrary.AadAuthenticationFailedException,Microsoft.Open.Azure.AD.CommonLibrary.ConnectAzureAD
Environment data
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 7.0.0-preview.3
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 7.0.0-preview.3
OS Microsoft Windows 10.0.18362
Platform Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0
Issue Analytics
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- Created 4 years ago
- Reactions:21
- Comments:69 (16 by maintainers)
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In short, it’s not supported in .NET Core, and therefore not in PowerShell Core (7.X).
@aollivierre Please move the issue to Azure feedback site. Perhaps it is here https://feedback.azure.com/forums/169401-azure-active-directory