{"id":"abf9953f7902b37f","repo":"docker/cli","slug":"failed-to-generate-key-for-s-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"failed to generate key for %s: %w","messagePattern":"failed to generate key for (.+?): %w","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"cmd/docker-trust/trust/key_generate.go","lineNumber":91,"sourceCode":"\treturn validateAndGenerateKey(streams, opts.name, targetDir)\n}\n\nfunc validateAndGenerateKey(streams command.Streams, keyName string, workingDir string) error {\n\tfreshPassRetGetter := func() notary.PassRetriever { return trust.GetPassphraseRetriever(streams.In(), streams.Out()) }\n\tif err := validateKeyArgs(keyName, workingDir); err != nil {\n\t\treturn err\n\t}\n\t_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(streams.Out(), \"Generating key for %s...\\n\", keyName)\n\t// Automatically load the private key to local storage for use\n\tprivKeyFileStore, err := trustmanager.NewKeyFileStore(trust.GetTrustDirectory(), freshPassRetGetter())\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn err\n\t}\n\n\tpubPEM, err := generateKeyAndOutputPubPEM(keyName, privKeyFileStore)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\t_, _ = fmt.Fprint(streams.Out(), err)\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"failed to generate key for %s: %w\", keyName, err)\n\t}\n\n\t// Output the public key to a file in the CWD or specified dir\n\twrittenPubFile, err := writePubKeyPEMToDir(pubPEM, keyName, workingDir)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn err\n\t}\n\t_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(streams.Out(), \"Successfully generated and loaded private key. Corresponding public key available:\", writtenPubFile)\n\n\treturn nil\n}\n\nfunc generateKeyAndOutputPubPEM(keyName string, privKeyStore trustmanager.KeyStore) (pem.Block, error) {\n\tprivKey, err := tufutils.GenerateKey(data.ECDSAKey)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn pem.Block{}, err\n\t}\n","sourceCodeStart":73,"sourceCodeEnd":109,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/docker/cli/blob/e9452d6e785f6e365712b9d71bd7517591773c86/cmd/docker-trust/trust/key_generate.go#L73-L109","documentation":"Error \"failed to generate key for %s: %w\" thrown in docker/cli.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at cmd/docker-trust/trust/key_generate.go:91 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":[],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"analyzedSha":"e9452d6e785f6e365712b9d71bd7517591773c86","analyzedAt":"2026-08-01T07:09:22.474Z","schemaVersion":2}