Address the 'Failed to retrieve the session key from the MES middleware' error

If you receive the following error: 'The JSON value could not be converted to {..}. Path: $.session_key | LineNumber: 0 | BytePositionInLine: 61.' error message, add the following assembly redirection to the Configurator.exe.config which is available in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\ArchestrA folder.

<runtime>

<assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">

<dependentAssembly>

<assemblyIdentity name="System.Text.Json" publicKeyToken="cc7b13ffcd2ddd51" culture="neutral" />

<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-8.0.0.5" newVersion="8.0.0.5" />

</dependentAssembly>

</assemblyBinding>

</runtime>