AlistGo/alist · error

failed to encrypt filename: %w

Error message

failed to encrypt filename: %w

What it means

Error "failed to encrypt filename: %w" thrown in AlistGo/alist.

Source

Thrown at drivers/proton_drive/util.go:378

	if err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get parent link: %w", err)
	}

	// Get parent node keyring
	parentNodeKR, err := d.getLinkKR(ctx, parentLink)
	if err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get parent keyring: %w", err)
	}

	// Temporary file (request)
	tempReq := proton.CreateFileReq{
		SignatureAddress: d.MainShare.Creator,
	}

	// Encrypt the filename
	err = tempReq.SetName(name, d.DefaultAddrKR, parentNodeKR)
	if err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to encrypt filename: %w", err)
	}

	return tempReq.Name, nil
}

func (d *ProtonDrive) generateFileNameHash(ctx context.Context, name string, parentLinkID string) (string, error) {

	parentLink, err := d.getLink(ctx, parentLinkID)
	if err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get parent link: %w", err)
	}

	// Get parent node keyring
	parentNodeKR, err := d.getLinkKR(ctx, parentLink)
	if err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get parent keyring: %w", err)
	}

View on GitHub (pinned to 843d9dc814)

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/util.go:378 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of AlistGo/alist@843d9dc814 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/9834e26d7fa04519. Report an issue: GitHub.