AADSTS50012
AuthenticationFailed
What Microsoft says
Authentication failed for one of the following reasons: The subject name of the signing certificate isn't authorized; A matching trusted authority policy wasn't found for the authorized subject name; The certificate chain isn't valid; The signing certificate isn't valid; Policy isn't configured on the tenant; Thumbprint of the signing certificate isn't authorized; Client assertion contains an invalid signature
How to fix it
Microsoft doesn't publish a specific fix for this code beyond the description above. This site groups it under app registration and tokens, based on that description, so start with the steps below.
How to investigate
- Compare what the app sends (client ID, redirect URI, scopes, tenant) with the app registration.
- Decode the token or request: the JWT and SAML decoders on this site show exactly what was sent.
- Check the app's credentials (secrets and certificates) and whether the service principal exists and is enabled in this tenant.
- Search the sign-in logs for the request ID or correlation ID from the troubleshooting details on the error page.
Tools that help
The description is quoted from Microsoft's error code reference. The grouping and investigation steps are this site's guidance.