apache/flink · error · IllegalConfigurationException

Invalid character in entropy injection key: {}

Error message

Invalid character in entropy injection key: {}

What it means

Error "Invalid character in entropy injection key: {}" thrown in apache/flink.

Source

Thrown at flink-filesystems/flink-s3-fs-native/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/fs/s3native/NativeS3FileSystemFactory.java:485

                }
                if (overrides.getAssumeRoleSessionDurationSeconds() != null) {
                    assumeRoleSessionDuration = overrides.getAssumeRoleSessionDurationSeconds();
                }
            }
        }

        S3EncryptionConfig encryptionConfig =
                S3EncryptionConfig.fromConfig(
                        sseType,
                        sseKmsKeyId,
                        config.getOptional(SSE_KMS_ENCRYPTION_CONTEXT)
                                .orElse(Collections.emptyMap()));

        String entropyInjectionKey = config.get(ENTROPY_INJECT_KEY_OPTION);
        int numEntropyChars = -1;
        if (entropyInjectionKey != null) {
            if (entropyInjectionKey.matches(INVALID_ENTROPY_KEY_CHARS)) {
                throw new IllegalConfigurationException(
                        "Invalid character in entropy injection key: " + entropyInjectionKey);
            }
            numEntropyChars = config.get(ENTROPY_INJECT_LENGTH_OPTION);
            if (numEntropyChars <= 0) {
                throw new IllegalConfigurationException(
                        ENTROPY_INJECT_LENGTH_OPTION.key() + " must be > 0");
            }
        }

        final String[] localTmpDirectories = ConfigurationUtils.parseTempDirectories(config);
        Preconditions.checkArgument(
                localTmpDirectories.length > 0,
                "No temporary directories configured. "
                        + "Please configure at least one temp directory via 'io.tmp.dirs' or similar.");
        final String localTmpDirectory = localTmpDirectories[0];

        final long s3minPartSize = config.get(PART_UPLOAD_MIN_SIZE);
        final int maxConcurrentUploads = config.get(MAX_CONCURRENT_UPLOADS);

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Solutions

1. Address the cause reported by the error message: Invalid character in entropy injection key: the reported value
2. Verify the inputs, configuration values, and classpath/dependency setup related to this operation, then retry.

Example fix

Correct the condition described ("Invalid character in entropy injection key: the reported value") and rerun the job or command.

When it happens

Trigger: Triggered at runtime when the operation fails because: Invalid character in entropy injection key: the reported value.

Common situations: Commonly caused by misconfiguration, missing dependencies or files, unsupported types or operations, or invalid user input leading to: Invalid character in entropy injection key: the reported value.

Understand the failure class

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

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