getsops/sops · error

error base64-decoding encrypted data key: %s

Error message

error base64-decoding encrypted data key: %s

What it means

Error "error base64-decoding encrypted data key: %s" thrown in getsops/sops.

Source

Thrown at kms/keysource.go:323

func (key *MasterKey) SetEncryptedDataKey(enc []byte) {
	key.EncryptedKey = string(enc)
}

// Decrypt decrypts the EncryptedKey with a newly created AWS KMS config, and
// returns the result.
//
// Consider using DecryptContext instead.
func (key *MasterKey) Decrypt() ([]byte, error) {
	return key.DecryptContext(context.Background())
}

// DecryptContext decrypts the EncryptedKey with a newly created AWS KMS config, and
// returns the result.
func (key *MasterKey) DecryptContext(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
	k, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(key.EncryptedKey)
	if err != nil {
		log.WithField("arn", key.Arn).Info("Decryption failed")
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error base64-decoding encrypted data key: %s", err)
	}
	cfg, err := key.createKMSConfig(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		log.WithField("arn", key.Arn).Info("Decryption failed")
		return nil, err
	}
	client := key.createClient(cfg)
	input := &kms.DecryptInput{
		KeyId:             &key.Arn,
		CiphertextBlob:    k,
		EncryptionContext: stringPointerToStringMap(key.EncryptionContext),
	}
	decrypted, err := client.Decrypt(ctx, input)
	if err != nil {
		log.WithField("arn", key.Arn).Info("Decryption failed")
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to decrypt sops data key with AWS KMS: %w", err)
	}
	log.WithField("arn", key.Arn).Info("Decryption succeeded")

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at kms/keysource.go:323 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of getsops/sops@13442bb981 (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/822a9145b497bfb6. Report an issue: GitHub.