key with fingerprint '%s' is not available in keyring

Error message

key with fingerprint '%s' is not available in keyring

What it means

Error "key with fingerprint '%s' is not available in keyring" thrown in getsops/sops.

Source

Thrown at pgp/keysource.go:509

// TypeToIdentifier returns the string identifier for the MasterKey type.
func (key *MasterKey) TypeToIdentifier() string {
	return KeyTypeIdentifier
}

// retrievePubKey attempts to retrieve the public key from the public keyring
// by Fingerprint.
func (key *MasterKey) retrievePubKey() (openpgp.Entity, error) {
	ring, err := key.getPubRing()
	if err == nil {
		fingerprints := fingerprintIndex(ring)
		entity, ok := fingerprints[key.Fingerprint]
		if ok {
			return entity, nil
		}
	}
	return openpgp.Entity{},
		fmt.Errorf("key with fingerprint '%s' is not available "+
			"in keyring", key.Fingerprint)
}

// getPubRing loads the public keyring from the configured path, or falls back
// to defaultPubRing relative to the GnuPG home. It returns an openpgp.EntityList
// read from the keyring, or an error.
func (key *MasterKey) getPubRing() (openpgp.EntityList, error) {
	path := key.pubRing
	if path == "" {
		path = filepath.Join(gnuPGHome(key.gnuPGHomeDir), defaultPubRing)
	}
	return loadRing(path)
}

// getSecRing loads the sec keyring from the configured path, or falls back
// to defaultSecRing relative to the GnuPG home. It returns an openpgp.EntityList
// read from the keyring, or an error.
func (key *MasterKey) getSecRing() (openpgp.EntityList, error) {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pgp/keysource.go:509 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/dace743296a78d96. Report an issue: GitHub.