A certificate validation operation took milliseconds and has exceeded the execution time threshold sharepoint event error 8321

This SharePoint tutorial explains, how to resolve A certificate validation operation took 46540.3415 milliseconds and has exceeded the execution time threshold. If this continues to occur, it may represent a configuration issue which comes in event viewer in SharePoint 2013.

The error looks like below:

Application
Source: Microsoft-SharePoint Products-SharePoint Foundation
Task Category: Topology
Level: Critical
Keywords:
Description:
A certificate validation operation took 46540.3415 milliseconds and has exceeded the execution time threshold. If this continues to occur, it may represent a configuration issue. Please see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=246987 for more details.
Event Xml:

<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-SharePoint Products-SharePoint Foundation" Guid="{6FB7E0CD-52E7-47DD-997A-241563931FC2}" />
<EventID>8321</EventID>
<Version>15</Version>
<Level>1</Level>
<Task>13</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x4000000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2014-07-07T09:40:49.606550300Z" />
<EventRecordID>123662</EventRecordID>
<Correlation ActivityID="{E925A29C-3F2F-2077-ACE7-2C7271B8B212}" />

SharePoint event error 8321

Step-1: Open SharePoint Management Shell and run below command

$rootCert = (Get-SPCertificateAuthority).RootCertificate
$rootCert.Export("Cer") | Set-Content C:\root.cer –Encoding Byte

Step-2: Go to Run -> MMC

Step-3: Go to File – > add/remove snap-in

Step-4: In Add remove Snap-in, Click on Certificate and click on Add -> select computer account and click next – > select local computer and click finish

Step-5: Expand Certificate – > Trusted Root Certification Authorities -> Certificate -> right click on certificate -> All task -> select import -> Next -> Browse Certificate –> Next-> Finish

Step-6: Run Gpupdate/force

Step-7: IIS reset

Step-8: Open gpedit.msc and navigate to “Computer Configuration > Windows > Security Settings > Public Key Policies > Certificate Path Validation Settings”. On the Network Retrieval tab, define the policy and uncheck “Automatically update certificates in the Microsoft Root Certificate Program

SharePoint 2013 event id 8321

Now, we will see another solution on how to resolve an error, A certificate validation operation took 46540.3415 milliseconds and has exceeded the execution time threshold. If this continues to occur, it may represent a configuration issue.

Step-1: Open SharePoint Management Shell and run below command

$rootCert = (Get-SPCertificateAuthority).RootCertificate
$rootCert.Export("Cer") | Set-Content C:\root.cer –Encoding Byte

Step-2: Go to Run -> MMC

Step-3: Go to File – > add/remove snap-in

Step-4: In Add remove Snap-in, Click on Certificate and click on Add -> select computer account and click next – > select local computer and click finish

Step-5: Expand Certificate – > Trusted Root Certification Authorities -> Certificate -> right click on certificate -> All task -> select import -> Next -> Browse Certificate –> Next-> Finish

Step-6: Run Gpupdate/force

Step-7: IIS reset

Step-8: Open gpedit.msc and navigate to “Computer Configuration > Windows > Security Settings > Public Key Policies > Certificate Path Validation Settings”. On the Network Retrieval tab, define the policy and uncheck “Automatically update certificates in the Microsoft Root Certificate Program

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This is how we can solve error, A certificate validation operation took milliseconds and has exceeded the execution time threshold sharepoint event error 8321.