Error When Logging Out of Flowtime (SharePoint 2013)

Description

This information is relevant for environments with Windows-based authentication Flowtime on SharePoint 2013. When you log out of Flowtime, you receive the following error message.

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ULS logs contain the following information.

Application error when access /_layouts/15/SignOut.aspx, Error=Exception of type 'System.ArgumentException' was thrown. Parameter name: encodedValue at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.Claims.SPClaimEncodingManager.DecodeClaimFromFormsSuffix(String encodedvalue).

Cause

This is a known bug in SharePoint.

Affected Versions

Versions

Solution

1. Access IIS.
2. Expand Sites > Flowtime > _layouts > 15.
3. Switch to Content View.
4. Locate the signout.aspx file.
5. Right-click signout.aspx, and select Switch to Features View.
6. Double-click Authentication.
7. Disable all options, except Anonymous Authentication.
8. Perform IISReset.

Repeat this procedure on every Flowtime server.