The certificate generation key does not meet the password policy when rejoin Workflow Manger Farm

adil 1,226 Reputation points
2021-07-08T07:33:59.427+00:00

HI, I Installed and configured Workflow manager Farm in one of SharePoint 2016 Application Server
after i installed new SharePoint updates Service Message Broker service stuck on starting after hat i leave the existing farm and trying rejoin the WF farm when i rejoin i faced below issue.
before i give Certificate Auto Generation Key 'p@ssw0rd1'
Here how i fix this issue and assign new key , when i give new key its not accepting.

Cannot validate argument on parameter 'CertificateAutoGenerationKey'. The certificate generation key does not meet the password policy requirements. Check the minimum password length and password complexity requirements.

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  1. Allen Xu_MSFT 13,826 Reputation points
    2021-07-09T02:56:33.383+00:00

    Hi @adil ,

    As per my knowledege, you need to reinstall Workflow Manager on your server to solve this issue.

    Uninstall Workflow Manager:

    • Step1 : Leave the Farm Log on to the server on which you have installed and configured workflow Manager;
      Launch Workflow Manager Configuration Wizard;
      When the Workflow Manager Configuration Wizard page appears, click Leave Farm. The Leave Farm page appears;
      Click on Apply.
    • Step2: Uninstall Workflow Manger and other Application In the Control Panel window, under Programs select Uninstall a Program;
      Find the following items in the program list and, for each item, click Uninstall on the menu bar above the program list. Workflow Manager 1.0
      Workflow Manager 1.0 Client
      Service Bus 1.0
      Windows Fabric
    • Step3: Delete Workflow related Databases. Take Backup of any workflow related databases;
      Use SQL Management Studio to remove the databases that were associated with Workflow Manager. These databases are: WfManagementDB
      SbGatewayDatabase
      SBContainer01
      WFInstanceManagementDB
      WFResourceManagementDB
      SBManagementDB

    Reinstall and Configure Workflow Manager after uninstalling the Workflow Manager.

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