HRESULT 0x802800A7 (TPM_20_E_ECC_POINT): meaning and diagnosis

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the supplied TPM ECC point does not lie on the elliptic curve selected by the request.

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TPM_20_E_CURVE	TPM_20_E_INITIALIZE

TPM_20_E_ECC_POINT

A TPM ECC public point is represented by two coordinate buffers in TPMS_ECC_POINT. The TPM validates those coordinates against the selected curve; merely having correctly sized data is insufficient. A point from another curve, a corrupted coordinate, or an incorrectly marshaled TPM structure can produce this status.

Separate this from a curve-capability failure

TPM_20_E_CURVE concerns the curve identifier itself. TPM_20_E_ECC_POINT means the TPM reached point validation for the selected curve and rejected the supplied coordinates. The two errors therefore lead to different evidence and different fixes.

Record the selected curveID and both coordinates before the command is sent.
Verify that the imported public key was decoded into the TPM two-coordinate representation rather than passed as an unrelated certificate or generic key blob.
Validate the point with a library configured for the same named curve before retrying, then investigate transport or serialization corruption if it changes in transit.

TCG: TPMS_ECC_POINT structure · tpm2-tools: ECC object algorithm syntax · Microsoft: TPM HRESULT mapping

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