In this post, you’ll learn about the error “SEC_E_KDC_CERT_EXPIRED 0x8009035A” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.
COM Error Message
SEC_E_KDC_CERT_EXPIRED 0x8009035A
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 domain controller certificate used for smartcard logon has expired. Please contact your system administrator with the contents of your system event log.