AlistGo/alist · error

failed to decode salted key pass: %w

Error message

failed to decode salted key pass: %w

What it means

Error "failed to decode salted key pass: %w" thrown in AlistGo/alist.

Source

Thrown at drivers/proton_drive/driver.go:180

			RefreshToken:  reusableCredential.RefreshToken,
			SaltedKeyPass: reusableCredential.SaltedKeyPass,
		}

		d.credentials = finalCredentials
	} else {
		d.credentials = credentials
	}

	clientOptions := []proton.Option{
		proton.WithAppVersion(d.appVersion),
		proton.WithUserAgent(d.userAgent),
	}
	manager := proton.New(clientOptions...)
	d.c = manager.NewClient(d.credentials.UID, d.credentials.AccessToken, d.credentials.RefreshToken)

	saltedKeyPassBytes, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(d.credentials.SaltedKeyPass)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to decode salted key pass: %w", err)
	}

	_, addrKRs, addrs, _, err := getAccountKRs(ctx, d.c, nil, saltedKeyPassBytes)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get account keyrings: %w", err)
	}

	d.MainShare = protonDrive.MainShare
	d.RootLink = protonDrive.RootLink
	d.MainShareKR = protonDrive.MainShareKR
	d.DefaultAddrKR = protonDrive.DefaultAddrKR
	d.addrKRs = addrKRs
	d.addrData = addrs

	return nil
}

func (d *ProtonDrive) Drop(ctx context.Context) error {

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Solutions

1. Inspect the underlying error details in the message, fix the indicated cause (credentials, network, or provider-side failure), and retry.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at drivers/proton_drive/driver.go:180 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

Understand the failure class

• Parsing and encoding errors: unexpected token, malformed input — why parsers reject input and how to find the real culprit.

AI-assisted analysis of AlistGo/alist@843d9dc814 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/83c723dce3da6dec. Report an issue: GitHub.