Bug Check 0x171: CRYPTO_LIBRARY_INTERNAL_ERROR

The CRYPTO_LIBRARY_INTERNAL_ERROR bug check has a value of 0x00000171. It indicates that an internal error in the crypto libraries occurred.

Important

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CRYPTO_LIBRARY_INTERNAL_ERROR Parameters

Parameter Description
1 ID of failure.
2 Reserved.
3 Reserved.
4 Reserved.

Cause

This bugcheck indicates the cryptographic library hit an anomaly which should never occur, and the library has no safe method of signaling the error to the caller. This might be the symptom of an active attack.

See Also

Bug Check Code Reference

Cryptography API: Next Generation