What does NTSTATUS 0xC00000FE (STATUS_NO_SUCH_PACKAGE) mean?

STATUS_NO_SUCH_PACKAGE

The LSA does not recognize the requested authentication package

STATUS_NO_SUCH_PACKAGE means a caller named an authentication package that the Local Security Authority cannot resolve for the requested operation. Authentication packages are LSA components used by logon processes and security protocols; the status is about package identity or availability, not about whether a user's password is correct.

Capture the package name or identifier supplied to the LSA API and compare it with the packages actually available on the system. If the failure follows a configuration or software change, check the component that selected the package and the corresponding LSA configuration. Do not register or load an arbitrary authentication DLL merely to make the lookup succeed.

What to check

• Log the exact package name or package ID passed by the failing caller.
• Verify that the expected authentication component is installed and that its LSA configuration was not removed or renamed.
• Separate package lookup from credential validation: this status can occur before the package has a chance to validate credentials.

Official references

• Microsoft: Authentication Packages
• Microsoft Open Specifications: NTSTATUS values
• Microsoft: Using NTSTATUS values