Error : ACS_FAILED_PROCESS_FAILURE possible causes listed KD

Products

• CA Single Sign On Secure Proxy Server (SiteMinder)
• CA Single Sign On Agents (SiteMinder)
• CA Single Sign On Federation (SiteMinder)
• CA Single Sign On SOA Security Manager (SiteMinder)
• SITEMINDER

Issue/Introduction

 

When running Federation Service, this one reports error :

    "ACS_FAILED_PROCESS_FAILURE"

 

Environment

Release : 12.52, 12.6, 12.7, 12.8

Component : FEDERATION

Resolution

 

Guidance on how to trouble shoot this error :

  Not able to make SAML 2.0 partnership work with Azure IDP where SSO acts as SP
  https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleId=138691

and these explain other causes for that error :

  Getting error "ACS_FAILED_PROCESS_FAILURE" and 500 in browser
  https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleId=188685

  Getting error "ACS_FAILED_PROCESS_FAILURE"
  https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleId=188681

  ADFS Federation Failed - AuthReason=49
  https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleId=117524

  Can not do an SP initiated transaction by using cert that contains non ASCII chars.
  https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleId=7957