#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : 802.1X or VPN authentication fails at NPS -- reason codes 16, 23, 48 and 265 Fix : Fix the certificate chain Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/srv-app-nps-radius Run as : Elevated PowerShell on the NPS server Expect : 40 minutes Risk : medium Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX Reason code 265. HOW TO UNDO IT The previous certificate can be reselected in the policy if it has not expired. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 6" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' 802.1X or VPN authentication fails at NPS -- reason codes 16, 23, 48 and 265' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Fix the certificate chain' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: medium Reversible 40 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Read the rejection, which names the certificate problem.' -Command { Get-WinEvent -LogName Security -MaxEvents 100 | Where-Object Id -eq 6273 | Select-Object -First 3 | Format-List Message } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Check the server certificate NPS is using -- it needs a Server Authentication EKU and the private key.' -Command { Get-ChildItem Cert:\LocalMachine\My | Where-Object { $_.EnhancedKeyUsageList.FriendlyName -contains 'Server Authentication' } | Format-List Subject,NotAfter,Thumbprint,HasPrivateKey } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'The most common cause is an expired certificate that was renewed but not selected in the network policy. Renewing does not update the policy.' -Why 'The policy stores the certificate by identity. A renewed certificate is a new object, so the policy still points at the old one and every authentication fails on the day it expires.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'Open the network policy, edit the PEAP or EAP-TLS configuration, and select the current certificate. Do this on every NPS server.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 5 -Do 'Confirm the clients trust the issuing CA -- if they do not, they reject the server and it presents at the server as this code.' -Command { Get-ChildItem Cert:\LocalMachine\Root | Where-Object Subject -like '*YourCA*' | Format-List Subject,NotAfter } Invoke-Step -Number 6 -Do 'Check the CRL is reachable from the clients, since a revocation check that cannot complete fails closed by default.' -Command { certutil -URL (Get-ChildItem Cert:\LocalMachine\My | Select-Object -First 1).Thumbprint } Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'Event 6272 (access granted) appears and clients authenticate.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { Get-WinEvent -LogName Security -MaxEvents 50 | Where-Object Id -eq 6272 | Select-Object -First 3 TimeCreated } Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/srv-app-nps-radius' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: The previous certificate can be reselected in the policy if it has not expired.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule