What does NTSTATUS 0xC0020057 (RPC_NT_SEC_PKG_ERROR) mean?

 
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RPC_NT_SEC_PKG_ERROR

RPC security package failure

RPC_NT_SEC_PKG_ERROR belongs to the Windows RPC runtime NTSTATUS facility. For RPC_NT_SEC_PKG_ERROR, mS-RPCE extends the DCE/RPC model: generated stubs marshal parameters, the runtime binds to an endpoint and protocol sequence, and security or transport failures can be returned as RPC facility status values.

This status means RPC delegated part of authentication or protection to a security package, and that provider returned a package-specific failure. The root cause is often Kerberos, NTLM, Schannel, credentials, SPN, channel binding, or policy rather than endpoint availability.

Capture both the RPC status and the security-package status if possible. Without the provider-specific code, the diagnosis remains too generic.

What to check for RPC_NT_SEC_PKG_ERROR

  • Identify the authentication service selected on the binding.
  • Check SPN, credential, clock, trust, certificate, and policy events around the failure.
  • For packet integrity or privacy failures, inspect whether intermediaries modify or terminate the protected stream.

References for RPC_NT_SEC_PKG_ERROR


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