What does NTSTATUS 0xC0290015 (STATUS_TPM_RESOURCES) mean?

STATUS_TPM_RESOURCES

The TPM has insufficient internal resources for the command

STATUS_TPM_RESOURCES is a Windows NTSTATUS value mapped from the TPM facility. in this package the code belongs to TPM 1.2 style command processing, where Windows software, TBS, the TPM driver, and the hardware device all may be visible in the same failure path.

The relevant area is TPM transient resources and sessions. This status points to a shortage of internal TPM resources such as sessions, handles, or execution resources required by the command.

It is broader than the key-slot-specific no-space status. On Windows, collect TBS context and scheduling evidence because several applications share one TPM device through a central service, and one component can starve another by retaining contexts or transient objects.

Diagnostic focus

• Record active TBS contexts, loaded TPM objects, authorization sessions, and the failing ordinal.
• Flush or close unused resources before retrying the same command.
• Look for leaks in services that keep TPM sessions open across failures.

References for STATUS_TPM_RESOURCES

• TCG: TPM 1.2 Part 1 Design Principles
• TCG: TPM 1.2 Part 2 Structures of the TPM
• TCG: TPM 1.2 Part 3 Commands
• Microsoft: TPM Base Services
• Microsoft: Using TPM Base Services
• Microsoft: MS-ERREF NTSTATUS values