Error 0x80090350: An unknown security error occurred.
Symptoms
When you scan a Windows machine that is a member of a WORKGROUP from a domain member machine using PowerShell remoting you may see the error
Connecting to remote server computername failed with the following error message : WinRM cannot process the request. The following error with errorcode 0x80090350 occurred while using Negotiate authentication: An unknown security error occurred.
Cause
The error can occur when the following are true
- The computer running the XIA Configuration Client is a domain member and is running Windows Server 2008 R2.
- The Windows machine being scanned is a WORKGROUP member and is running Windows Server 2012 or above.
- PowerShell remoting is being used to scan the Windows machine.
Resolution
- Upgrade the computer running the XIA Configuration Client to a newer operating system.
- or - - Install a copy of the XIA Configuration Client to a machine running Windows Server 2008 R2 or above that is a member of the workgroup.