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SL_E_OFFLINE_GENUINE_BLOB_REVOKED
SL_E_OFFLINE_GENUINE_BLOB_REVOKED is HRESULT 0xC004C32C from Windows genuine validation and Software Protection integrity checks. It means that the offline genuine-validation blob was recognized but has been revoked. The practical shorthand genuine validation offline genuine blob revoked is useful because it points to blob identifier and hash as the first evidence to preserve.
Why this HRESULT is specific
Revocation is an integrity or trust decision about the validation artifact, not a missing-file condition. A locally cached copy cannot override the authority that revoked it.
The decisive question is whether the primary record supports the reported condition that the offline genuine-validation blob was recognized but has been revoked. Keep evidence tied to the failing operation.
Evidence that can change the diagnosis
| Record | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Primary record | Blob identifier and hash; this is the shortest evidence path to the decision. |
| Object correlation | Keep the product, account, package, device, key, or API identity associated with the recorded identifiers and values beside the first timestamped result. |
| Neighboring-state control | Use a controlled comparison that tests whether revoked differs from malformed or absent: the artifact was identifiable but no longer trusted; this separates the named condition from a nearby status. |
| Before/after result | Retain the outcome before and after the corrective action “check whether an image restored an obsolete blob”; keep the same identifiers until a newly issued authorized artifact validates and the product status is refreshed. |
Controlled troubleshooting sequence
- Locate the exact object: Use the primary record to identify the transaction or licensed object that actually returned this result.
- Preserve the first decision: Record the earliest event stating that the offline genuine-validation blob was recognized but has been revoked, together with the code, UTC time, and the same identity fields.
- Change one prerequisite: Check whether an image restored an obsolete blob; do not combine this with a store reset, key replacement, account removal, package reinstall, or unrelated repair.
- Repeat the user operation: Re-run the original operation and require that a newly issued authorized artifact validates and the product status is refreshed; if another HRESULT appears, diagnose it as a new boundary.
How to distinguish nearby failures
Do not merge neighboring statuses: Revoked differs from malformed or absent: the artifact was identifiable but no longer trusted. The genuine validation offline genuine blob revoked diagnosis remains attributable only while the primary record and the affected identity stay fixed.
Evidence-preserving cautions
While investigating this result, do not reuse, copy, or patch the revoked blob. That shortcut can replace or invalidate that evidence before the original decision is understood.
Verification
The incident is resolved only when a newly issued authorized artifact validates and the product status is refreshed. Confirm the result by repeating the exact operation that produced this result; maintenance success alone is insufficient.
Technical references
- Microsoft Win32 metadata: winerror.h — status definition reference.
- Microsoft: SLIsGenuineLocal function — owning service/API reference.
- Microsoft: SoftwareLicensingProduct WMI class — diagnostic/remediation API reference.
- Microsoft: Rebuild the Tokens. Dat file — lifecycle reference.
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