kubernetes/kops · error

generating private key: %v

Error message

generating private key: %v

What it means

Error "generating private key: %v" thrown in kubernetes/kops.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/nodeup/nodetasks/bootstrap_client.go:112

		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("error starting challenge listener: %w", err)
		}
		defer listener.Stop()

		req.Challenge = listener.CreateChallenge()
	}

	if b.keys == nil {
		b.keys = map[string]*pki.PrivateKey{}
	}

	for name, certRequest := range b.Certs {
		key, ok := b.keys[name]
		if !ok {
			var err error
			key, err = pki.GeneratePrivateKey()
			if err != nil {
				return fmt.Errorf("generating private key: %v", err)
			}

			certRequest.Key.Resource = &asBytesResource{key}
			b.keys[name] = key
		}

		pkData, err := x509.MarshalPKIXPublicKey(key.Key.Public())
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("marshalling public key: %v", err)
		}
		// TODO perhaps send a CSR instead to prove we own the private key?
		req.Certs[name] = string(pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: "RSA PUBLIC KEY", Bytes: pkData}))
	}

	var resp nodeup.BootstrapResponse
	err := b.Client.Query(ctx, &req, &resp)
	if err != nil {
		return err

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/nodeup/nodetasks/bootstrap_client.go:112 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of kubernetes/kops@4c8573c808 (2026-09-05). Data as JSON: /api/errors/2562e494a9d3128c. Report an issue: GitHub.