Event ID 15016 — HTTP Service Authentication

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008

The HTTP Service provides underlying functionality for server applications to authenticate clients.

Event Details

Product: Windows Operating System
ID: 15016
Source: Microsoft-Windows-HttpEvent
Version: 6.0
Symbolic Name: EVENT_HTTP_AUTH_SCHEME_INIT_FAILED
Message: Unable to initialize the security package %2 for server side authentication. The data field contains the error number.

Resolve

Ignore this error

This event occurred because you are using a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista configuration that does not have and does not require a security package for HTTP service authentication. You can safely ignore this error.

Verify

You can safely ignore this error.

HTTP Service Authentication

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