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This article describes an issue that occurs when you configure DirectAccess with one-time password (OTP) authentication in Windows Server 2012 R2. A hotfix is available to resolve this issue. The hotfix has a prerequisite.

Symptoms

This issue occurs when you try to enable OTP on step 2 of the Remote Access server setup, and you receive an error message that resembles the following on the OTP CA Servers configuration:


No CA servers can be detected, and OTP cannot be configured. Ensure that servers added to the list are available on each domain controller in the corporate network.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, we have released a hotfix. Even though this issue has only been observed in Windows Server 2012 R2, the hotfix also applies to Windows 8.1.

Hotfix information

Important Do not install a language pack after you install this hotfix. If you do, the language-specific changes in the hotfix will not be applied, and you will have to reinstall the hotfix. For more information, see Add language packs to Windows.

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix Download Available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft website:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote The "Hotfix Download Available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must have April 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (2919355) installed in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2.

Registry information

To use the hotfix in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

You may have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

The global version of this hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 file information and notes

Important Windows 8.1 hotfixes and Windows Server 2012 R2 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, hotfixes on the Hotfix Request page are listed under both operating systems. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under "Windows 8.1/Windows Server 2012 R2" on the page. Always refer to the "Applies To" section in articles to determine the actual operating system that each hotfix applies to.

  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version

    Product

    Milestone

    Service branch

    6.3.960 0.16 xxx

    Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2

    RTM

    GDR

    6.3.960 0.17xxx

    Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2

    RTM

    GDR

  • The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information" section. MUM, MANIFEST, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are very important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8.1

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Damgmt.dll

6.3.9600.17725

9,649,664

11-Mar-2015

09:09

x86

Directaccess management.lnk

Not applicable

1,162

21-Aug-2013

23:43

Not applicable

Ramgmtui.exe

6.3.9600.17725

8,812,032

11-Mar-2015

09:09

x86

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8.1 and of Windows Server 2012 R2

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Damgmt.dll

6.3.9600.17725

9,649,664

11-Mar-2015

09:04

x86

Directaccess management.lnk

Not applicable

1,162

22-Aug-2013

06:48

Not applicable

Ramgmtui.exe

6.3.9600.17725

8,812,032

11-Mar-2015

09:04

x86

Additional file information

Additional file information for Windows 8.1 and for Windows Server 2012 R2

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8.1

File property

Value

File name

Msil_damgmtmanaged_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17725_none_0ecc92bf378d2f83.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

5,932

Date (UTC)

11-Mar-2015

Time (UTC)

09:15

Platform

Not applicable

File name

X86_fca268aa61fc1b414049e3547bf337ad_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17725_none_2e4089a54765b95c.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

684

Date (UTC)

11-Mar-2015

Time (UTC)

09:11

Platform

Not applicable

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8.1 and of Windows Server 2012 R2

File property

Value

File name

Amd64_fca268aa61fc1b414049e3547bf337ad_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17725_none_8a5f2528ffc32a92.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

686

Date (UTC)

11-Mar-2015

Time (UTC)

09:11

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Msil_damgmtmanaged_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17725_none_0ecc92bf378d2f83.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

5,932

Date (UTC)

11-Mar-2015

Time (UTC)

09:11

Platform

Not applicable

Status

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

More Information

For more information about how to set up a Remote Access server with OTP authentication, see Deploy Remote Access with OTP Authentication.

References

See the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates.

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