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PEER_E_PASSWORD_DOES_NOT_MEET_POLICY
Which peer contract was rejected
PEER_E_PASSWORD_DOES_NOT_MEET_POLICY — HRESULT 0x80632021 marks a password used for group invitation, join, export or protected configuration does not satisfy the applicable password requirements. The base description names the outcome; diagnosis requires the data contract and lifecycle accepted by PeerGroupCreatePasswordInvitation, PeerGroupPasswordJoin and identity/group export functions.
Peer Grouping layers membership credentials, roles, record signing and encrypted connections on top of graphing and PNRP. Local open state, online connection state and authorization state are separate.
Minimum diagnostic packet
| Item | Evidence for this HRESULT |
|---|---|
| Raw input | Preserve operation type, password length/category result without logging the secret, effective policy, Unicode handling and whether the password protects identity or group export data. |
| Owning context | Record the Windows user, process integrity, graph or group handle, database path and selected cloud. |
| Previous success | Save the last successful create, open, enumerate, parse, register or sign-in result that produced the object. |
| Result order | Retain the first HRESULT so cleanup failures do not replace the code that rejected the request. |
Focused reproduction
Use a newly generated strong test password in a disposable group/configuration and compare with the original policy-rejected input. Use disposable identities or groups when the test publishes names, creates credentials or modifies a replicated database.
Why the comparison code is different
PEER_E_INVALID_CREDENTIAL differs because password policy rejects the protecting secret; invalid-credential rejects the invitation/credential package itself. A diagnostic report should retain both the symbolic constant and the unsigned hexadecimal value.
Recommended change
Choose a compliant password and protect it as credential material; never log or embed it in diagnostic archives. Avoid deleting every peer database, certificate store or firewall rule because broad resets erase evidence without proving the caller contract was repaired.
Proof of repair
- The original input now passes the precise check represented by this HRESULT.
- The operation reaches the intended graph, group, record, PNRP or collaboration outcome.
- Unrelated identity material, membership credentials and replicated records remain unchanged.
Technical references
- Microsoft: Grouping API functions — it uses this source for the documented peer boundary.
- Microsoft: How to connect to a peer group
- Microsoft: How group security works
- Microsoft Open Specifications: Peer-to-peer grouping overview
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