{"record":{"id":"8f788f16ace4b327","repo":"XTLS/Xray-core","slug":"failed-to-generate-self-private-key","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"failed to generate self private key","messagePattern":"failed to generate self private key","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"common/protocol/tls/cert/cert.go","lineNumber":119,"sourceCode":"\tcase *ecdsa.PrivateKey:\n\t\treturn &k.PublicKey\n\tcase ed25519.PrivateKey:\n\t\treturn k.Public().(ed25519.PublicKey)\n\tdefault:\n\t\treturn nil\n\t}\n}\n\nfunc Generate(parent *Certificate, opts ...Option) (*Certificate, error) {\n\tvar (\n\t\tpKey      interface{}\n\t\tparentKey interface{}\n\t\terr       error\n\t)\n\t// higher signing performance than RSA2048\n\tselfKey, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn nil, errors.New(\"failed to generate self private key\").Base(err)\n\t}\n\tparentKey = selfKey\n\tif parent != nil {\n\t\tif _, e := asn1.Unmarshal(parent.PrivateKey, &ecPrivateKey{}); e == nil {\n\t\t\tpKey, err = x509.ParseECPrivateKey(parent.PrivateKey)\n\t\t} else if _, e := asn1.Unmarshal(parent.PrivateKey, &pkcs8{}); e == nil {\n\t\t\tpKey, err = x509.ParsePKCS8PrivateKey(parent.PrivateKey)\n\t\t} else if _, e := asn1.Unmarshal(parent.PrivateKey, &pkcs1PrivateKey{}); e == nil {\n\t\t\tpKey, err = x509.ParsePKCS1PrivateKey(parent.PrivateKey)\n\t\t}\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn nil, errors.New(\"failed to parse parent private key\").Base(err)\n\t\t}\n\t\tparentKey = pKey\n\t}\n\n\tserialNumberLimit := new(big.Int).Lsh(big.NewInt(1), 128)\n\tserialNumber, err := rand.Int(rand.Reader, serialNumberLimit)","sourceCodeStart":101,"sourceCodeEnd":137,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/XTLS/Xray-core/blob/7d214f8b094f75322fa3990f8aadad1c912f24f5/common/protocol/tls/cert/cert.go#L101-L137","documentation":"Error \"failed to generate self private key\" thrown in XTLS/Xray-core.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at common/protocol/tls/cert/cert.go:119 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":[],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"7d214f8b094f75322fa3990f8aadad1c912f24f5","analyzedAt":"2026-08-15T14:26:24.325Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-15T17:31:12.345Z"}