In Sitecore XP solutions with the Active Directory 1.3 module installed, users might experience the application crash after a login attempt with the following exceptions:
Exception 1:
Exception: System.ArgumentException
Message: The provider user key supplied is invalid. It must be of type System.Guid. Parameter name: providerUserKey Source: System.Web at System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider.GetUser(Object providerUserKey, Boolean userIsOnline) at Sitecore.Security.SwitchingMembershipProvider.GetUser(Object providerUserKey, Boolean userIsOnline) at Sitecore.Data.DataProviders.NullRetryer.Execute[T](Func`1 action, Action recover) at Sitecore.Security.SitecoreMembershipProvider.GetUser(Object providerUserKey, Boolean userIsOnline) at Sitecore.Security.Authentication.AuthenticationHelper.ParseUserName(String userName) at Sitecore.Security.Authentication.DefaultAuthenticationManager.GetUserName(String rawUserName) at Sitecore.Security.Authentication.DefaultAuthenticationManager.Login(String userName, String password, Boolean persistent) at Sitecore.sitecore.login.Default.Login() at Sitecore.sitecore.login.Default.LoginClicked(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) at System.Web.UI.Page.<ProcessRequestMainAsync>d__523.MoveNext()
Exception 2:
Exception: System.ArgumentException Message: The provider user key supplied is invalid. It must be of type System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier. Parameter name: providerUserKey Source: System.Web at System.Web.Security.ActiveDirectoryMembershipProvider.GetUser(Object providerUserKey, Boolean userIsOnline) at LightLDAP.SitecoreADMembershipProvider.GetUser(Object providerUserKey, Boolean userIsOnline) at Sitecore.Security.SwitchingMembershipProvider.GetUser(Object providerUserKey, Boolean userIsOnline) at Sitecore.Data.DataProviders.NullRetryer.Execute[T](Func`1 action, Action recover) at Sitecore.Security.SitecoreMembershipProvider.GetUser(Object providerUserKey, Boolean userIsOnline) at Sitecore.Security.Authentication.AuthenticationHelper.ParseUserName(String userName) at Sitecore.Security.Authentication.DefaultAuthenticationManager.GetUserName(String rawUserName) at Sitecore.Security.Authentication.DefaultAuthenticationManager.Login(String userName, String password, Boolean persistent) at Sitecore.Admin.Login.DoLogin(String username, String password) at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
To resolve the issue, download and install the patch compatible with the affected product version found on this page:
https://github.com/SitecoreSupport/Sitecore.Support.139945/releases