In SAS 9.4M9, messages similar to the following might be displayed in the SAS/CONNECT^® spawner log (or other SAS servers or spawners) when you obtain detailed logging:

       MFA NOT ENABLED

Loading tkmfa Extension
cntsputl: Loading TKMFAEXT Extension  
cntsputl: tkmfa Extension FAILED to load; MFA Compliance Check Bypassed.  



Loading tkmfa Extension
ERROR: 20260602:20.53.18.05: 00000024:ERROR: Extension Load Failure: OS Error: -1 (EDC5205S DLL module not found.)
ERROR: 20260602:20.53.18.05: 00000024:ERROR: Unable to load extension: (tkmtrb)
cntsputl: Loading TKMFAEXT Extension  
cntsputl: tkmfa Extension FAILED to load; MFA Compliance Check Bypassed.  

Impact

You can safely ignore these messages. 

• They do not affect zMFA support on the z/OS operating system.
• They do not impact authentication for the SAS servers or Spawners on any host type.