In this post, you’ll learn about the error “SEC_E_ISSUING_CA_UNTRUSTED 0x80090352” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.
COM Error Message
SEC_E_ISSUING_CA_UNTRUSTED 0x80090352
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.
An untrusted certificate authority was detected While processing the smartcard certificate used for authentication. Please contact your system administrator.