Error message when you run the database plug-in assembly in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0: "This implementation is not part of the Windows Platform FIPS validated cryptographic algorithms"

Assume that you enable Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. When you run the database plug-in assembly, you receive the following error message:

This problem occurs because the MD5CryptoServiceProvider algorithm is not FIPS compliant.

This problem is fixed in the latest cumulative update rollup for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. For more information about the latest cumulative update rollup for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Note This problem was originally fixed in Update Rollup 17 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. For more information about Update Rollup 17 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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