Details of the event with ID 17 of the source Microsoft-Windows-OnlineResponderRevocationProvider

Event Source:	Microsoft-Windows-OnlineResponderRevocationProvider
Event ID:	17 (0x11)
Event log:	Application
Event type:	Error
Symbolic Name:	MSG_E_FAILED_TO_INITIALIZE
Event text (English):	For configuration %1, Online Responder revocation provider either has no CRL information or has stale CRL information.
Event text (German):	The online responder blocking provider either has no revocation list information or has outdated revocation list information to configure %1.

Parameter

The parameters contained in the event text are filled with the following fields:

• %1: CAConfigurationId (win:UnicodeString)

The Online Responder (Online Certificate Status Protocol, OCSP) is an alternative way of providing revocation status information for certificates. Entities that want to check the revocation status of a certificate do not have to download the complete list of all revoked certificates thanks to OCSP, but can make a specific request for the certificate in question to the online responder. For a more detailed description, see the article "Basics Online Responder (Online Certificate Status Protocol, OCSP)„.

Example events

For configuration ADCS Labor Issuing CA 1 (Key 0), Online Responder revocation provider either has no CRL information or has stale CRL information.

Description

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Occurs when the revocation list underlying the revocation configuration has expired or does not exist and an updated copy cannot be obtained.

The revocation configuration has thus failed. See also article "Effects of the failure of the online responder (OCSP) on the verification of the revocation status of a certificate„.

Safety assessment

The security assessment is based on the three dimensions of confidentiality, integrity and availability.

Since the revocation configuration has failed, availability is acutely impaired and thus the event is to be rated as critical.

Related links:

• Overview of Windows events generated by the online responder (OCSP)
• Overview of the audit events generated by the online responder (OCSP)

External sources

• Installing, Configuring, and Troubleshooting the Online Responder (Microsoft's OCSP Responder) (archive link)