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ERROR_ALL_SIDS_FILTERED
For authorization context left with no usable SIDs, the numeric result becomes useful only when tied to the exact operation and object state. A SID-filtering operation removed every candidate SID, leaving no security identity to build the intended authorization context.
Operational meaning
For authorization context left with no usable SIDs, the declared return type and source header determine the relevant status namespace.
This is not access denied after an ordinary ACL check; the authorization context was emptied before a meaningful access check could be performed. Keep the numeric value, declared return type, and first returning operation together with ERROR_ALL_SIDS_FILTERED; the same integer can belong to a different status namespace in another API.
Build a reproducible record
| Capture | Diagnostic value |
|---|---|
| Input token/SID list, filtering rules, trust boundary, deny-only attributes, and resulting group set. | Identifies the concrete object and operation associated with authorization context left with no usable SIDs. |
| Which rule removed each SID and whether user, primary group, logon, or service SID was expected to remain. | Separates argument or lifecycle state from the provider beneath authorization context left with no usable SIDs. |
| First security/authorization event and the exact API returning the HRESULT for the authorization context left with no usable SIDs case. | Creates a stable before-and-after comparison for authorization context left with no usable SIDs. |
| Effective identity and policy version at the time of the call while evaluating authorization context left with no usable SIDs. | Shows whether authorization context left with no usable SIDs is the first result or a translated summary. |
For authorization context left with no usable SIDs, preserve input token/SID list, filtering rules, trust boundary, deny-only attributes, and resulting group set before reinstalling, rebooting, clearing state, or substituting another device or provider. A success observed only after such a change is useful comparison data for authorization context left with no usable SIDs, but it does not identify the original cause.
Checks that separate the causes
- Run the filter against a synthetic token containing one explicitly allowed SID. Keep unrelated inputs fixed so the change remains attributable to authorization context left with no usable SIDs.
- Compare local and cross-trust contexts while preserving the same resource ACL. Record the first returned status and any state transition observed during authorization context left with no usable SIDs.
- Repeat after one policy refresh without changing the resource ACL or application data for the authorization context left with no usable SIDs case. Treat a changed result as a new boundary rather than automatic resolution of authorization context left with no usable SIDs.
Interpret the comparison
| Observed comparison | Next conclusion to test |
|---|---|
| The first control changes the result | Concentrate on the variable isolated by this check: Run the filter against a synthetic token containing one explicitly allowed SID. |
| The second comparison for authorization context left with no usable SIDs reproduces the same first status | Preserve lower-layer provider, driver, service, or runtime evidence before editing application data. The second controlled check was: Compare local and cross-trust contexts while preserving the same resource ACL. |
| A different status replaces authorization context left with no usable SIDs after the bounded change | The operation moved to another boundary after the third controlled check. That check was: Repeat after one policy refresh without changing the resource ACL or application data while evaluating authorization context left with no usable SIDs. Retain both results and interpret the replacement through its own API contract for authorization context left with no usable SIDs. |
Resolution criteria
Targeted correction. Correct the trust or filtering policy so the minimum intended identity survives, without broadly disabling SID filtering. For authorization context left with no usable SIDs, modify only the object, argument, policy, provider, or lifecycle state identified by the collected evidence.
Acceptance criterion. The resulting context contains the expected bounded SID set and access decisions match a documented positive and negative test. Re-run the original operation that produced authorization context left with no usable SIDs under its original identity and supported configuration, then keep one negative control that still produces the expected neighboring outcome.
Technical references
These owner-maintained or standards-based sources define the namespace and subsystem contract needed to verify ERROR_ALL_SIDS_FILTERED on the deployed platform version.
- Microsoft Open Specifications: HRESULT values — defines the status namespace used for authorization context left with no usable SIDs.
- Microsoft: HRESULT facility extraction — documents the API or lifecycle boundary behind authorization context left with no usable SIDs.
- Microsoft: Windows security auditing overview — provides ABI, implementation, or protocol context for authorization context left with no usable SIDs.
- Microsoft: Authorization Manager — supports the portability and verification limits for authorization context left with no usable SIDs.
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