HRESULT 0x8009100C (CRYPT_E_CONTROL_TYPE): meaning and diagnosis

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CRYPT_E_CONTROL_TYPE means a Windows cryptographic-message operation received a control type that is invalid for the current message state or object.

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CRYPT_E_CONTROL_TYPE

The caller passed an unsupported or inappropriate control type to a cryptographic-message operation.

What to check for CRYPT_E_CONTROL_TYPE

Log the selected CryptMsgControl command and the current message type.
Confirm that the control is valid for the message state and that its control-parameter structure matches the command.
Use the documented control only for the CMS message form it supports.

Microsoft: CryptMsgControl

Microsoft: CryptMsgOpenToDecode

Diagnostic discriminator: Check the control type supplied to the message operation against the message state and API contract. This result means that control type is unsupported or inappropriate in this context.

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