What does Windows error code 13842 (ERROR_IPSEC_IKE_PROCESS_ERR_VENDOR) mean?

 
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ERROR_IPSEC_IKE_PROCESS_ERR_VENDOR

ERROR_IPSEC_IKE_PROCESS_ERR_VENDOR means the Vendor ID payload from the peer could not be processed. Vendor IDs advertise implementation-specific capabilities and extensions; a failure can signal an incompatible or malformed peer extension.

Vendor ID failures are most useful when tied to the exact peer build and advertised extension. Compare a working and failing negotiation after firmware or VPN-software changes to identify which implementation-specific behavior changed.

What to check

  • Capture the exchange to identify the Vendor ID and the peer implementation sending it.
  • Check for VPN gateway firmware or configuration changes that enabled nonstandard extensions.
  • Verify the peer is negotiating the intended IKE version and not a conflicting compatibility mode.

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