In this post, you’ll learn about the error “CERTSRV_E_RENEWAL_BAD_PUBLIC_KEY 0x80094816” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.
COM Error Message
CERTSRV_E_RENEWAL_BAD_PUBLIC_KEY 0x80094816
What is COM?
Microsoft’s COM stands for Component Object Model. Component Object Model (COM) is a networked, object-oriented framework for building interoperable binary software components. Microsoft’s OLE (compound documents), ActiveX (Internet-enabled components), and other products are built on the COM base technology.
Error Description
Below is the description of this COM Error.
The certificate template requires renewal with the same public key, but the request uses a different public key.
