stevegray
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4/5/2018 12:02:39 PM

The server was unable to initialize encryption

Got a call today about a SQL Server 2008 R3 machine where the SQL Services would not start. 

Research lead me to this:

https://blog.sqlauthority.com/2017/03/14/sql-server-errorlog-server-unable-initialize-encryption-problem-security-library/

Below is what I saw and how it got fixed. 

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