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STATUS_PCP_KEY_NOT_AUTHENTICATED
The key requires authentication before PCP can perform this operation
STATUS_PCP_KEY_NOT_AUTHENTICATED means that the key has not satisfied the authentication state needed for the requested use. It is more specific than key-not-loaded: the provider has reached a key context but cannot authorize this operation under the key's protection requirements.
The result should be correlated with the key's intended authorization model. It may involve user interaction, policy evidence, a ticket, or another provider-managed step. Repeatedly retrying without changing that state risks escalating to anti-hammering behavior.
What to check
- Identify what authorization the key expects and which component is responsible for satisfying it.
- Confirm that the operation is executed in the same intended account, session, and provider context as the key's provisioning workflow.
- Treat subsequent
STATUS_PCP_LOCKED_OUTor authentication-ignored results as a security incident in the retry path, not as unrelated errors.
References
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