The issue was:-
- Typing in the password field on the SQL Management Studio Connect To Server dialogue box has a long lag of about 1 seconds per character typed
- Authentication fails, even though the password is entered correctly
Using SQL Authentication and using another SSMS that is installed on a different server we are able to connect to the instance.
Resolution:-
The Issue has been fixed by adding below registry key.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\Protect\Providers\df9d8cd0-1501-11d1-8c7a-00c04fc297eb]
"ProtectionPolicy"=dword:00000001
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