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WINBIO_E_CRED_PROV_SECURITY_LOCKOUT
WINBIO_E_CRED_PROV_SECURITY_LOCKOUT is a credential-provider protection state triggered by repeated scans that do not correspond to registered fingerprints. It is not the same as an account password lockout and should not be diagnosed from Active Directory lockout counters alone.
Record the rejected sign-in sequence
- Confirm the error occurs in Windows biometric sign-in rather than an application private-pool verification flow.
- Capture the number and timing of unmatched fingerprint attempts before the provider entered lockout.
- Do not continuously resubmit scans or automate credential-provider retries while the protection state is active.
Windows credential providers collect authentication material for Winlogon, while WBF system-pool scenarios associate biometric templates with Windows identities. This HRESULT indicates the credential-provider layer has deliberately stopped accepting biometric authentication after repeated unregistered scans. Investigate user interaction and registered-factor state; sensor replacement is not implied by the code.
Credential providers in Windows · Sensor pools
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