Authentication errors
This page lists all SAS error messages that may be generated during authentication and provides guidelines about how to solve the errors.
| Message | Suggested Action | 
|---|---|
| Static passwords have been disabled. | Unlock the static password from the authentication methods by clicking on the manage button and reseting the password | 
| Maximum lifetime for temporary password exceeded. | Provision a new password - Assign a new password to a user after the first one has expired | 
| Invalid password. | Make sure that the password typed is correct for the user trying to login | 
| User's token is locked. | Unlock token, and confirm user is using token correctly | 
| User's token is suspended. | Unlock the token and activate it, confirm that the user is able to use the token | 
| User's token is not in an active state. | Update token state from the authentication methods by clicking on the manage and verify that the current state is reflected | 
| Unable to authenticate user with any of their tokens. | Verify that the user is using one of the tokens assign to him/her | 
| Next TokenCodes | Provide the next passcode from the token | 
| SMS challenge sent to mobile device. | Verify that the user has received the SMS challenge on their registered mobile phone number | 
| User has exceeded the SMS challenge interval. | Ensure the user is requesting SMS challenge within the interval set in the policy | 
| User's account is disabled in LDAP. | Make sure that the user is not disabled in LDAP and perform an active directory sync to update the user record in SAS/STA | 
| User's account is locked in LDAP. | Make sure that the user is not locked in LDAP and perform an active directory sync to update the user record in SAS/STA | 
| User's account is expired in LDAP. | Make sure that the user is not expired in LDAP and perform an active directory sync to update the user record in SAS/STA | 
| Generating challenges for this token type is unsupported for this agent. | Make sur that user is providing a passcode instead of attempting a challenge. Make sure the passcode is being receive by SAS/STA | 
| State was not found in database. | Make sure the state provided during a challenge response authentication request is correct | 
| State has expired. | Perform a new authentication | 
| SMS challenge has expired. | Perform a new challenge / response authentication | 
| User name does not match | Enter exact user name as registered in the SAS console | 
| Account name does not match. | Enter exact account name as registered in the SAS console | 
| Enter your SafeNet Authentication Service static password. | Provide the static password as assigned in SAS Console | 
| Unable to map IP address to an account. | Make sure the client IP is added to the authnode list of the correct Virtual Server | 
| Unknown account. | Make sure that the account exists in SAS Console | 
| Generating challenges for time based tokens is unsupported. | Provide token passcode instead of using challenge or switch to challenge response token | 
| Account is inactive. | Activate the account in SAS console | 
| Invalid LDAP credentials. | Provide the correct LDAP password | 
| Unable to process realms for this user or account. | Make sure the user account is part of the realm | 
| Invalid OTP. The dash character is required for telephone mode OTPs. | Provide the passcode as it appears on the passcode generated when token policy is set to telephone mde | 
| Temporary password has expired. | Reset the temporary password | 
| Dormant account lockout. | Activate the account in SAS console | 
| Unable to process realms. User is not an Account Manager. | Login as an Account Manager or assign the Account Manager role to the current user | 
| Unable to process realms. Account Manager does not have permission. | Login as an operator to process realm | 
| IP Address outside of Allowed Management IP Ranges. | Set the range to match the operator current IP range | 
| Account is expired. | Activate the account in SAS console | 
| Account is not yet active. | Activate the account in SAS console |