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MF_E_SIGNATURE_VERIFICATION_FAILED
MF_E_SIGNATURE_VERIFICATION_FAILED points to code-trust validation in the protected media environment. The PMP Media Session normally runs inside a Protected Environment, where only trusted, signed components can be loaded.
Verify the actual binary that the protected process sees
- Record the full module path and version instead of assuming that the system copy was loaded.
- Check for application-local codec or transform DLLs that shadow a serviced component.
- If custom code is intentionally loaded into the protected environment, follow the protected-environment signing model;
MFLoadSignedLibraryexplicitly requires a library signed for that environment.
This error should not be treated as a media-format mismatch. A file can contain a supported codec while the component selected to process it fails the protected-path signature requirement. Keep signature validation separate from media-type negotiation and from GRL revocation: a revoked component and a component whose signature cannot be verified are different trust failures.
Microsoft: PMP Media Session trust rules · Microsoft: MFLoadSignedLibrary · Microsoft: protected component verification reasons
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