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What does HRESULT 0x80290119 (TPMAPI_E_FIPS_RNG_CHECK_FAILED) mean?

 
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TPMAPI_E_FIPS_RNG_CHECK_FAILED

TPMAPI_E_FIPS_RNG_CHECK_FAILED is a Windows TPM API result. It indicates that generated random data failed the validation performed by the TPM API FIPS random-number check.

What to check for TPMAPI_E_FIPS_RNG_CHECK_FAILED

  • Stop using the returned random data and preserve the error context for security diagnostics.
  • Check TPM firmware, Windows updates, and any hardware-health events before retrying.
  • Escalate repeated failures to the device or platform administrator because they can indicate a security-relevant fault.

Microsoft documentation for TPMAPI error codes

Diagnostic discriminator: Treat the generated random block itself as the discriminator: the TPM API produced data that failed the required FIPS RNG validation. Retrying unrelated command parameters does not address that condition.


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