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NTE_BAD_PROVIDER
NTE_BAD_PROVIDER means that the specified cryptographic provider is invalid for the request. The provider name may be wrong, unavailable on the system, or incompatible with the chosen provider type and algorithm.
Recovery steps for NTE_BAD_PROVIDER
- Log the exact provider name and type rather than only the HRESULT.
- Verify provider installation and registration on the affected system and process architecture.
- Use a supported provider selected explicitly by the application or platform configuration.
Microsoft: CryptAcquireContext
Diagnostic interpretation of NTE_BAD_PROVIDER
NTE_BAD_PROVIDER has the HRESULT value 0x80090013. AllStat records the condition as “Invalid provider specified.”. For NTE_BAD_PROVIDER, in practice, interpret that wording at the boundary owned by cryptography, certificate, trust, or key-provider processing, rather than treating the value as a generic Windows message.
Evidence to capture for NTE_BAD_PROVIDER
- Record the exact COM method or Windows API, its input object, the calling thread, and the full 0x80090013 value before a wrapper converts it to an exception or Boolean result.
- Capture any IErrorInfo text, activity identifier, event-log entry, and subsystem trace that mentions NTE_BAD_PROVIDER or the nte / provider operation.
- Reproduce NTE_BAD_PROVIDER with the smallest valid input and note whether the result changes with identity, architecture, service state, or target object.
Retry and recovery for NTE_BAD_PROVIDER
Retry NTE_BAD_PROVIDER only when the owning API documents a transient state or after the condition described as “Invalid provider specified.” has changed. For NTE_BAD_PROVIDER, configuration, policy, format, and authorization failures normally require correction first; an immediate loop can hide the original call site and add secondary errors.
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