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WININET_E_REDIRECT_NEEDS_CONFIRMATION
WININET_E_REDIRECT_NEEDS_CONFIRMATION is a WinINet HRESULT. It means that WinINet will not automatically follow the redirect until the user confirms it. The redirect may cross a security boundary, alter the target, or fall under an interactive policy.
What to check for WININET_E_REDIRECT_NEEDS_CONFIRMATION
- Inspect the redirect chain, destination host and scheme before approving it.
- For non-interactive applications, configure approved redirect behavior instead of waiting for UI confirmation.
- Do not automatically forward credentials or sensitive request bodies to a different origin.
Diagnostic interpretation
This result has the HRESULT value 0x80072F88. AllStat records the condition as “The HTTP redirect request must be confirmed by the user”.
Evidence to capture
- Capture any IErrorInfo text, activity identifier, event-log entry, and subsystem trace that mentions this result or the wininet / redirect / needs / confirmation operation.
- Reproduce this result with the smallest valid input and note whether the result changes with identity, architecture, service state, or target object.
Retry and recovery
Retry this result only when the owning API documents a transient state or after the condition described as “The HTTP redirect request must be confirmed by the user” has changed.
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