What does HRESULT 0x8032003C (FWP_E_DUPLICATE_AUTH_METHOD) mean?

 
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FWP_E_DUPLICATE_AUTH_METHOD

FWP_E_DUPLICATE_AUTH_METHOD means an IPsec policy repeats an authentication method. It is usually caused by merging profile fragments or retry logic that appends instead of replacing configuration.

What to check

  • Deduplicate methods by their policy identity before committing the configuration.
  • Inspect the final WFP policy after Group Policy, local policy, and application policy are combined.
  • Keep fallback methods explicit and ordered rather than inserting multiple identical entries.

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