projectdiscovery/nuclei · error

unknown signature arguments type

Error message

unknown signature arguments type

What it means

Error "unknown signature arguments type" thrown in projectdiscovery/nuclei.

Source

Thrown at pkg/protocols/http/signer/signer.go:34

}

type SignerArgs interface {
	Validate() error
}

func NewSigner(args SignerArgs) (signer Signer, err error) {
	switch signerArgs := args.(type) {
	case *AWSOptions:
		awsSigner, err := NewAwsSigner(signerArgs)
		if err != nil {
			awsSigner, err = NewAwsSignerFromConfig(signerArgs)
			if err != nil {
				return nil, err
			}
		}
		return awsSigner, err
	default:
		return nil, errors.New("unknown signature arguments type")
	}
}

// GetCtxWithArgs creates and returns context with signature args
func GetCtxWithArgs(maps ...map[string]interface{}) context.Context {
	var region, service string
	for _, v := range maps {
		for key, val := range v {
			if key == "region" && region == "" {
				region = types.ToString(val)
			}
			if key == "service" && service == "" {
				service = types.ToString(val)
			}
		}
	}
	// type ctxkey string
	ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), SignerArg("service"), service)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/protocols/http/signer/signer.go:34 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of projectdiscovery/nuclei@265b3a3dec (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/0df79524369ba222. Report an issue: GitHub.