PROBLEM

ArcGIS Pro crashes with the message “The application cannot continue because an invalid certificate was detected.”

Last Published: May 7, 2024

Description

ArcGIS Pro crashes and the message “The application cannot continue because an invalid certificate was detected.” is displayed by the Error Report processor.

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Cause

Software crashes can happen for a variety of reasons – coding errors, bad data, incompatible libraries, etc.  When an error is detected, ArcGIS Pro has the ability to catch the error and provide the user with an opportunity to submit an error report to Esri for analysis through the Esri User Experience Improvement program.

There is a category of error that can be caused by one or more modified libraries in the ArcGIS Pro install where the library is no longer supportable and is incompatible with the software.  If you receive the message “Invalid certificate detected on <library>” one of these situations has been identified . You can check the following libraries to see if one or more may have been replaced by an unsupported version.

ArcGIS Pro 3.0.3

Library NameVersion NumberBuild DateExpected SizeExpected SHA-256
AfCore.dll13.0.3.36057November 2, 20225.35 MB (5,616,480 bytes)D1A260DE355853C79C2F185D14AA1E9B7E60B2A3B026BEAA7209868906FF1355
AfCore_libFNP.dll13.0.3.36057November 2, 20229.59 MB (10,060,640 bytes)35874588B9E36D6F0D921B9A0F73F2FDFB90882E971E8E35FD494C26BA7FB725 
AoInitializer.dll13.0.3.36057November 2, 2022113 KB (116,064 bytes)4A42C9D94926842EBE4074C69F96CDB923D03C99955BEAF0E0890C890EC9469E
ArcGISPro.exe13.0.3.36057November 2, 2022387 KB (397,152 bytes)CCC8BC3B9292BE1CACA52FC86144B9357DE06580A32AD1788E1BEEC3FC0D6595 
SoftwareAuthorizationPro.exe13.9.2.29486 November 2, 20227.09 MB (7,437,664 bytes)FE65A8F964D31BEF5D8ACE4F1F0904F7A161CFCADE28527CCAC38776AE4F5134 
SoftwareAuthorizationPro_libFNP.dll13.9.2.29486November 2, 20229.59 MB (10,060,640 bytes)F8E3C98A320081765523AC7202FBCC0370D5C0ECE3D13B939F1A1E1188192EF6

ArcGIS Pro 3.0.4

Library NameVersion NumberBuild DateExpected SizeExpected SHA-256
AfCore.dll13.0.3.36057November 2, 20225.35 MB (5,616,480 bytes)D1A260DE355853C79C2F185D14AA1E9B7E60B2A3B026BEAA7209868906FF1355
AfCore_libFNP.dll13.0.3.36057November 2, 20229.59 MB (10,060,640 bytes)35874588B9E36D6F0D921B9A0F73F2FDFB90882E971E8E35FD494C26BA7FB725 
AoInitializer.dll13.0.3.36057November 2, 2022113 KB (116,064 bytes)4A42C9D94926842EBE4074C69F96CDB923D03C99955BEAF0E0890C890EC9469E
ArcGISPro.exe3.0.4.36057January 24, 2023387 KBB40DA3769EA48C132409BED284774322A8EBD41E42506AEF134D4483A06C0759
SoftwareAuthorizationPro.exe13.9.2.29486 November 2, 20227.09 MB (7,437,664 bytes)FE65A8F964D31BEF5D8ACE4F1F0904F7A161CFCADE28527CCAC38776AE4F5134 
SoftwareAuthorizationPro_libFNP.dll13.9.2.29486November 2, 20229.59 MB (10,060,640 bytes)F8E3C98A320081765523AC7202FBCC0370D5C0ECE3D13B939F1A1E1188192EF6

ArcGIS Pro 3.0.5

Library NameVersion NumberBuild DateExpected SizeExpected SHA-256
AfCore.dll13.0.3.36057November 2, 20225.35 MB (5,616,480 bytes)D1A260DE355853C79C2F185D14AA1E9B7E60B2A3B026BEAA7209868906FF1355
AfCore_libFNP.dll13.0.3.36057November 2, 20229.59 MB (10,060,640 bytes)35874588B9E36D6F0D921B9A0F73F2FDFB90882E971E8E35FD494C26BA7FB725 
AoInitializer.dll13.0.3.36057November 2, 2022113 KB (116,064 bytes)4A42C9D94926842EBE4074C69F96CDB923D03C99955BEAF0E0890C890EC9469E
ArcGISPro.exe3.0.5.36057April 14, 2023387 KB (397,152 bytes)63E6C4212EF34A5677A18A808B3CE7BD0CCBAC5556E139E256D21591FF87184E
SoftwareAuthorizationPro.exe13.9.2.29486 November 2, 20227.09 MB (7,437,664 bytes)FE65A8F964D31BEF5D8ACE4F1F0904F7A161CFCADE28527CCAC38776AE4F5134 
SoftwareAuthorizationPro_libFNP.dll13.9.2.29486November 2, 20229.59 MB (10,060,640 bytes)F8E3C98A320081765523AC7202FBCC0370D5C0ECE3D13B939F1A1E1188192EF6

ArcGIS Pro 3.0.6

Library NameVersion NumberBuild DateExpected SizeExpected SHA-256
AfCore.dll13.0.3.36057November 2, 20225.35 MB (5,616,480 bytes)D1A260DE355853C79C2F185D14AA1E9B7E60B2A3B026BEAA7209868906FF1355
AfCore_libFNP.dll13.0.3.36057November 2, 20229.59 MB (10,060,640 bytes)35874588B9E36D6F0D921B9A0F73F2FDFB90882E971E8E35FD494C26BA7FB725 
AoInitializer.dll13.0.3.36057November 2, 2022113 KB (116,064 bytes)4A42C9D94926842EBE4074C69F96CDB923D03C99955BEAF0E0890C890EC9469E
ArcGISPro.exe3.0.6.36057August 1, 2023387 KB (397,152 bytes)98B5C8132E45881D08E930006BCC60B772365B3CD818F1B0175756712700DD90
SoftwareAuthorizationPro.exe13.9.2.29486 November 2, 20227.09 MB (7,437,664 bytes)FE65A8F964D31BEF5D8ACE4F1F0904F7A161CFCADE28527CCAC38776AE4F5134 
SoftwareAuthorizationPro_libFNP.dll13.9.2.29486November 2, 20229.59 MB (10,060,640 bytes)F8E3C98A320081765523AC7202FBCC0370D5C0ECE3D13B939F1A1E1188192EF6

ArcGIS Pro 3.1

Library NameVersion NumberBuild DateExpected SizeExpected SHA-256
AfCore.dll13.1.0.41833January 31, 20235.46 MB14342BD3AC90EE3074538270DCF88F75E945A4DCF645A57EAB573D7EFC94A564
AfCore_libFNP.dll13.1.0.41833January 31, 20238.66 MB679615C1FADD7BC8AA3700BB30F0FE695A116BC2DAB8B65A83A96A2C536F3F7E
AoInitializer.dll13.1.0.41833January 31, 2023113 KB1D8A865B0F031E49767CF439712258865F556DCA8FB7D8AA6505058598CFEE6C
ArcGISPro.exe3.1.0.41833January 31, 2023387 KB28B81F1C357C34895B06F3E92035E7CCC7142F5146A7A0200366AC013F56A9D9
SoftwareAuthorizationPro.exe13.9.2.29663January 31, 20237.10 MB700529AFDC2A5A97D56E45A8CBD6FD74B455D15D1ACC068C1BBD41AE614304EE
SoftwareAuthorizationPro_libFNP.dll13.9.2.29663January 31, 20239.59 MBCE393B360D973AA6D619F808BEDD733D0AEAE2B4D343B3BF3F9345BA86C39D7D

ArcGIS Pro 3.1.1

Library NameVersion NumberBuild DateExpected SizeExpected SHA-256
AfCore.dll13.1.0.41833January 31, 20235.46 MB14342BD3AC90EE3074538270DCF88F75E945A4DCF645A57EAB573D7EFC94A564
AfCore_libFNP.dll13.1.0.41833January 31, 20238.66 MB679615C1FADD7BC8AA3700BB30F0FE695A116BC2DAB8B65A83A96A2C536F3F7E
AoInitializer.dll13.1.0.41833January 31, 2023113 KB1D8A865B0F031E49767CF439712258865F556DCA8FB7D8AA6505058598CFEE6C
ArcGISPro.exe3.1.1.41833March 21, 2023387 KB (397,152 bytes)4DC6B7912A1E72F11E5A75078BE6A5689193CA64479D095F73DF8D2D3A496F21
SoftwareAuthorizationPro.exe13.9.2.29663January 31, 20237.10 MB700529AFDC2A5A97D56E45A8CBD6FD74B455D15D1ACC068C1BBD41AE614304EE
SoftwareAuthorizationPro_libFNP.dll13.9.2.29663January 31, 20239.59 MBCE393B360D973AA6D619F808BEDD733D0AEAE2B4D343B3BF3F9345BA86C39D7D

ArcGIS Pro 3.1.2

Library NameVersion NumberBuild DateExpected SizeExpected SHA-256
AfCore.dll13.1.0.41833January 31, 20235.46 MB (5,727,584 bytes)14342BD3AC90EE3074538270DCF88F75E945A4DCF645A57EAB573D7EFC94A564
AfCore_libFNP.dll13.1.0.41833January 31, 20238.66 MB (9,083,744 bytes)679615C1FADD7BC8AA3700BB30F0FE695A116BC2DAB8B65A83A96A2C536F3F7E
AoInitializer.dll13.1.0.41833January 31, 2023113 KB (116,064 bytes)1D8A865B0F031E49767CF439712258865F556DCA8FB7D8AA6505058598CFEE6C
ArcGISPro.exe3.1.2.41833May 16 2023387 KB (397,152 bytes)A525757115F2065E225FB2E69C3B8F6E38F08572105E2DED14B2B586EDE09330
SoftwareAuthorizationPro.exe13.9.2.29818May 16, 20237.10 MB (7,448,416 bytes)6862E26FABB523B1281BD28B278D6E248647F92C18F0281F5028DA32729D30E8
SoftwareAuthorizationPro_libFNP.dll13.9.2.29818May 16, 20239.59 MB (10,060,640 bytes)CEA70827FA65132C30ECF914ECFF37B5FEF1BDB4C6C6C7B6D4F2A3E6E78A4C2D

ArcGIS Pro 3.1.3

Library NameVersion NumberBuild DateExpected SizeExpected SHA-256
AfCore.dll13.1.3.41833August 15, 20235.92 MB (6,215,520 bytes)7277A4979E394708734B19DEA0AFFABB00F92A88EB5CC9041B6DB356995155B7
AfCore_libFNP.dll13.1.3.41833August 15, 20238.66 MB (9,083,744 bytes)46752FB087E8FB24A7E66895CD9B03F78B8787B0DE8F231238F9023AF2599EC9
AoInitializer.dll13.1.0.41833January 31, 2023113 KB (116,064 bytes)1D8A865B0F031E49767CF439712258865F556DCA8FB7D8AA6505058598CFEE6C
ArcGISPro.exe3.1.3.41833August 15, 2023387 KB (397,152 bytes)F2281611811F5A2F6A4EA97ED259375C4D7AF7E913350E5082D6592C587AC299
SoftwareAuthorizationPro.exe13.9.2.29818August 15, 20237.10 MB (7,447,904 bytes)C75DADECBF8E629655F00C30FD28F7DE7D08AFD8AED11BB90177E66E1848BADA
SoftwareAuthorizationPro_libFNP.dll13.9.2.29818August 15, 20239.59 MB (10,060,640 bytes)F5C6A3F448A40BF81223A2B69126C0C2EA743A0359B5890BE0600777D5047170

ArcGIS Pro 3.1.4

Library NameVersion NumberBuild DateExpected SizeExpected SHA-256
AfCore.dll13.1.3.41833October 25, 20235.92 MB (6,215,768 bytes)F9CBE1825AD6A7B5C7F32A4CA26928071AF4DDF8BD87214AF33C763A9E5D8365
AfCore_libFNP.dll13.1.3.41833October 25, 20238.66 MB (9,083,992 bytes)71A96069A8831A8AF1D38E26F1BED7F12CF239EB63BC15343D65DB427E9F2C38
AoInitializer.dll13.1.0.41833January 31, 2023113 KB (116,064 bytes)1D8A865B0F031E49767CF439712258865F556DCA8FB7D8AA6505058598CFEE6C
ArcGISPro.exe13.1.0.41833October 25, 2023388 KB (397,400 bytes)9097AD50E7035FDB5FEC2E40A2E7E011C7376A9F6CF37827B17B9E4930F06492 
SoftwareAuthorizationPro.exe13.9.2.29999 October 25, 20237.09 MB (7,436,888 bytes)11FAA8DBFD156BACE145BE9A209681D396901FD5A3CE1D4C9C186A2F54A8B7DB 
SoftwareAuthorizationPro_libFNP.dll13.9.2.29999October 25, 20239.59 MB (10,060,888 bytes)7A3C789D6F8CEA67BC6BE76092A70B3528199B9144BA41575BCAD2E8C097AF85

ArcGIS Pro 3.1.5

Library NameVersion NumberBuild DateExpected SizeExpected SHA-256
AfCore.dll13.1.3.41833February 28, 20245.92 MB (6,215,768 bytes)ABFCDE302526750FCD28F578CA9582D24BA5458B9BB18FEC94FA83BD8B8F4E77
AfCore_libFNP.dll13.1.3.41833February 28, 20248.66 MB (9,083,992 bytes)599CD7328E453BF64C2A86055EDC4B86148433982840FB4985671587A4573B73
AoInitializer.dll13.1.0.41833January 31, 2023113 KB (116,064 bytes)1D8A865B0F031E49767CF439712258865F556DCA8FB7D8AA6505058598CFEE6C
ArcGISPro.exe13.1.5.41833February 28, 2024388 KB (397,400 bytes)0896FE027DE66836F89DA7AA2D92E4169D1657AF4EEE5CA4D33098789B00CA81
SoftwareAuthorizationPro.exe13.9.2.29999 February 28, 20247.09 MB (7,436,888 bytes)167873AF4071B7469A9828F2E53BA3ED2E9A62AAC3B6C93985EAEC2E50EC7A3B
SoftwareAuthorizationPro_libFNP.dll13.9.2.29999February 28, 20249.59 MB (10,060,888 bytes)80564BDA7697676908C25E6932BD76BFFC71D988A1D827A11FB2175EEB976CB7

ArcGIS Pro 3.2

Library NameVersion NumberBuild DateExpected SizeExpected SHA-256
AfCore.dll13.2.0.49743October 16, 20235.83 MB (6,124,120 bytes)D34F05BA44BDA803678F144E6AF7C4C57672AE282CB8F890D52490981790D7BA
AfCore_libFNP.dll13.2.0.49743October 16, 20238.57 MB (8,988,760 bytes)55A771E23A94634AADE0EF6BBE9A821A448F334EFEB2EBD65E6B5DDDE17FC854 
AoInitializer.dll13.2.0.49743October 16, 2023114 KB (116,824 bytes)F89120A661886E20E7B3DEAC550B7D3B339AE094F38F006814F3F48249D65CB7
ArcGISPro.exe13.2.0.49743October 16, 2023388 KB (397,400 bytes)FB7FAD891F691B9C0DEF0D199CFF95CA6352A2E933D8256F1A95307EE585EDA4 
SoftwareAuthorizationPro.exe13.9.2.29999 October 16, 20237.09 MB (7,436,888 bytes)A22D0749C1301C4FEF73F3D44FA05DF6D14CBB42558A446414B960F4B3AC0B21
SoftwareAuthorizationPro_libFNP.dll13.9.2.29999October 16, 20239.59 MB (10,060,888 bytes)92EF9DE3F0E00019B18E4026186DF023E93F6D1DFF3283F06F692F9026AF5E68

ArcGIS Pro 3.2.1

Library NameVersion NumberBuild DateExpected SizeExpected SHA-256
AfCore.dll13.2.0.49743October 16, 20235.83 MB (6,124,120 bytes)D34F05BA44BDA803678F144E6AF7C4C57672AE282CB8F890D52490981790D7BA
AfCore_libFNP.dll13.2.0.49743October 16, 20238.57 MB (8,988,760 bytes)55A771E23A94634AADE0EF6BBE9A821A448F334EFEB2EBD65E6B5DDDE17FC854 
AoInitializer.dll13.2.0.49743October 16, 2023114 KB (116,824 bytes)F89120A661886E20E7B3DEAC550B7D3B339AE094F38F006814F3F48249D65CB7
ArcGISPro.exe13.2.1.49743December 5, 2023388 KB (397,400 bytes)3774CCCD7C8663F57F69238254A407A4EC95CC6DDF838E65E3363795DF719474
SoftwareAuthorizationPro.exe13.9.2.29999 October 16, 20237.09 MB (7,436,888 bytes)A22D0749C1301C4FEF73F3D44FA05DF6D14CBB42558A446414B960F4B3AC0B21
SoftwareAuthorizationPro_libFNP.dll13.9.2.29999October 16, 20239.59 MB (10,060,888 bytes)92EF9DE3F0E00019B18E4026186DF023E93F6D1DFF3283F06F692F9026AF5E68

ArcGIS Pro 3.2.2

Library NameVersion NumberBuild DateExpected SizeExpected SHA-256
AfCore.dll13.2.0.49743October 16, 20235.83 MB (6,124,120 bytes)D34F05BA44BDA803678F144E6AF7C4C57672AE282CB8F890D52490981790D7BA
AfCore_libFNP.dll13.2.0.49743October 16, 20238.57 MB (8,988,760 bytes)55A771E23A94634AADE0EF6BBE9A821A448F334EFEB2EBD65E6B5DDDE17FC854 
AoInitializer.dll13.2.0.49743October 16, 2023114 KB (116,824 bytes)F89120A661886E20E7B3DEAC550B7D3B339AE094F38F006814F3F48249D65CB7
ArcGISPro.exe13.2.2.49743January 25, 2024388 KB (397,400 bytes)605CBFBB75B303FC2E90661C146221D4240AF34185B42A7143201B5C1A852456
SoftwareAuthorizationPro.exe13.9.2.30088 January 25, 20246.87 MB (7,208,536 bytes)59A16C23DC4DBC3D5D1FB4BC66E4901776E366B58C9ABBF2DDFADDE20D50EC32
SoftwareAuthorizationPro_libFNP.dll13.9.2.30088January 25, 20249.59 MB (10,060,888 bytes)67A8FDE5B77FC6AAEBDC6CF78C420435BA96ED268C5F009ECDD3DC983DEFD865

ArcGIS Pro 3.3

Library NameVersion NumberBuild DateExpected SizeExpected SHA-256
AfCore.dll13.3.0.52636April 22, 20245.86 MB (6,152,280 bytes)663B340332A4178A615D1F2F579A3F7CD455E2EB650CFAC821488237129943C8
AfCore_libFNP.dll13.3.0.52636April 22, 20248.57 MB (8,988,760 bytes)21B8E5BADA1CD88C22E8C572AF85E94CD446A89933EBA128A9A6102A57C2364F 
AoInitializer.dll13.3.0.52636April 22, 2024118 KB (121,432 bytes)81EDD7033605D91F66CFEB34ADB3581C3057BFB21C268A44E1A7F223185C39A4
ArcGISPro.exe3.3.0.52636April 22, 2024382 KB (391,256 bytes)7D05FC538206E6E10A4CA7F38B252CBDFF1F3C2B2D5070A53F859854959A6131
SoftwareAuthorizationPro.exe13.9.2.30132 April 22, 20247.25 MB (7,602,776 bytes)5D90FF0E72B7E53453028A8DE31D5B686948750416CF27B1069B82B7905FCE3D
SoftwareAuthorizationPro_libFNP.dll13.9.2.30132April 22, 20249.59 MB (10,060,888 bytes)051D9B1C181A3EBFAD22A4AF1C52A5BEBDBEBF719874DE60002F61E8DB5F9EE4

Solution or Workaround

Use a tool to generate a SHA-256 hash for the library in question. Here’s an example of how to do it within Windows PowerShell with the Get-FileHash command:

PS C:\> Get-FileHash "C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\AfCore.dll"

Algorithm       Hash                                                                   Path
SHA-256         D1A260DE355853C79C2F185D14AA1E9B7E60B2A3B026BEAA7209868906FF1355       C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\b... 

If the generated SHA-256 hash matches the expected SHA-256 in the above table, then the library should be an unmodified and supported version. If the generated SHA-256 hash does not match the expected SHA-256 hash in the above table, then it is possible you have an unsupported library.

If you have installed software from another party that has updated any of these libraries, it is recommended that you uninstall that software and ensure that your ArcGIS Pro install has rolled back to a known state with valid libraries, or reinstall Pro from the original Esri software install files.

If you have received an installation of ArcGIS Pro with these modified/unsupported libraries already in place, you may want to contact your software supplier or corporate Information Technology department to report the problem – These files may have been modified from the original software distribution.

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