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STATUS_NO_KEY
The operation requires a key that cannot be found
STATUS_NO_KEY means the lookup for a required key produced no usable result. This differs from STATUS_BAD_KEY: here the expected key is absent, not merely malformed.
What to check
- Verify the key identifier, scope, user or machine context, and storage provider.
- Check whether the key was deleted, rotated, expired, or never provisioned.
- Confirm that the service account can open the relevant key container or store.
- For clustered or restored systems, verify that key material was replicated or restored with the data.
Recovery strategy
Provision or restore the key through the owning subsystem. Generating a replacement is safe only when the surrounding protocol supports rekeying; otherwise existing encrypted or signed data may become permanently inaccessible.
References
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