Resolving FatalProfileException Error when Logging into Enterprise Applications

Solutions for users encountering the FatalProfileException error when logging into enterprise applications through campus authentication.

Some users may encounter the following error when logging into enterprise applications through campus authentication:

 Faile profile execption

 

Solutions

Perform one or more of the following steps.

 

  1. Clear campus selection cookie
    For users that checked “Remember my choice” on the 
    campus discovery page but now need to make a different campus selection, clear campus selection cookie by visiting:

    https://discovery.illinois.edu/discovery/DS



  2. Clear 4th IDP proxy cookies
    For users that signed into an app using the 4th IDP and had saved their 
    campus selection but now need to use a different account, clear cookie by visiting:

    https://idpproxy.uillinois.edu/simplesaml/module.php/uidisco/clear


  3. Sign out of Microsoft account
    For users that have an OS-level token or browser profile that might be automatically signing them in, have them sign-out of their Microsoft account. Either from the browser’s profile menu, browser extension or, by visiting:

    https://account.microsoft.com


  4. Use a private browser window
    • Firefox - New private window
    • Chrome - New Incognito window
    • Microsoft Edge - New InPrivate window
    • Safari - New Private window

 

 



Keywords:
login error shib campus select midpoint saml opensaml fatal 
Doc ID:
161635
Owned by:
Robyn V. in University of Illinois System
Created:
2026-05-28
Updated:
2026-05-29
Sites:
University of Illinois System