# The decryption operation failed, see inner exception. - The specified data could not be decrypted **URL:** https://forum.duplicati.com/t/the-decryption-operation-failed-see-inner-exception-the-specified-data-could-not-be-decrypted/19007 **Category:** Support **Created:** [September 18, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/the-decryption-operation-failed-see-inner-exception-the-specified-data-could-not-be-decrypted/19007 "2024-09-18T13:54:57Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 1
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[Apologies for the re-post, I just realized the original didn’t have a meaningful title] 2.0.7.103\_canary\_2024-04-19 Windows 10 VM running under KVM/QEMU on a Fedora 39 host, backing up to b2. Getting the following error during the verify phase (apologies in advance for any copy/paste errors): Sep 11, 2024 6:37 PM: Operation Get with file duplicati-20240911T204625Z.dlist. zip.aes attempt 4 of 5 failed with message: The decryption operation failed, se e inner exception. {“ClassName”:“System.IO.IOException”,“Message”:“The decryption operation failed , see inner exception.”,“Data”:null,“InnerException”:{“NativeErrorCode”:-214689 3008,“ClassName”:“System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception”,“Message”:“The specifie d data could not be decrypted”,“Data”:null,“InnerException”:null,“HelpURL”:null ,“StackTraceString”:null,“RemoteStackTraceString”:null,“RemoteStackIndex”:0,“Ex ceptionMethod”:null,“HResult”:-2147467259,“Source”:null,“WatsonBuckets”:null}," HelpURL":null,“StackTraceString”:" at System.Net.ConnectStream.Read(Byte bu ffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size) at Duplicati.Library.JSONWebHelper.StreamPeekReader.Read(Byte buffer, Int3 2 offset, Int32 count) at System.IO.StreamReader.ReadBuffer(Char userBuffer, Int32 userOffset, In t32 desiredChars, Boolean& readToUserBuffer) at System.IO.StreamReader.Read(Char buffer, Int32 index, Int32 count) at Newtonsoft.Json.JsonTextReader.ReadData(Boolean append, Int32 charsRequir ed) at Newtonsoft.Json.JsonTextReader.ReadStringIntoBuffer(Char quote) at Newtonsoft.Json.JsonTextReader.ReadStringValue(ReadType readType) at Newtonsoft.Json.JsonTextReader.ReadAsString() at Newtonsoft.Json.JsonReader.ReadForType(JsonContract contract, Boolean has Converter) at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.PopulateObject (Object newObject, JsonReader reader, JsonObjectContract contract, JsonProperty member, String id) at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.CreateObject(J sonReader reader, Type objectType, JsonContract contract, JsonProperty member, JsonContainerContract containerContract, JsonProperty containerMember, Object e xistingValue) at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.CreateValueInt ernal(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, JsonContract contract, JsonProperty m ember, JsonContainerContract containerContract, JsonProperty containerMember, O bject existingValue) at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.PopulateList(I List list, JsonReader reader, JsonArrayContract contract, JsonProperty containe rProperty, String id) at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.CreateList(Jso nReader reader, Type objectType, JsonContract contract, JsonProperty member, Ob ject existingValue, String id) at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.CreateValueInt ernal(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, JsonContract contract, JsonProperty m ember, JsonContainerContract containerContract, JsonProperty containerMember, O bject existingValue) at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.SetPropertyVal ue(JsonProperty property, JsonConverter propertyConverter, JsonContainerContrac t containerContract, JsonProperty containerProperty, JsonReader reader, Object target) at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.PopulateObject (Object newObject, JsonReader reader, JsonObjectContract contract, JsonProperty member, String id) at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.CreateObject(J sonReader reader, Type objectType, JsonContract contract, JsonProperty member, JsonContainerContract containerContract, JsonProperty containerMember, Object e xistingValue) at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.CreateValueInt ernal(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, JsonContract contract, JsonProperty m ember, JsonContainerContract containerContract, JsonProperty containerMember, O bject existingValue) at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.Deserialize(Js onReader reader, Type objectType, Boolean checkAdditionalContent) at Newtonsoft.Json.JsonSerializer.DeserializeInternal(JsonReader reader, Typ e objectType) at Newtonsoft.Json.JsonSerializer.Deserialize[T](JsonReader reader) at Duplicati.Library.JSONWebHelper.ReadJSONResponse[T](HttpWebResponse resp) at Duplicati.Library.JSONWebHelper.ReadJSONResponse[T](AsyncHttpRequest req, Object requestdata) at Duplicati.Library.Backend.Backblaze.B2.List() at Duplicati.Library.Backend.Backblaze.B2.Get(String remotename, Stream stre am) at Duplicati.Library.M at Duplicati.Library.Main.BackendManager.ThreadRun()",“RemoteStackTraceStrin g”:null,“RemoteStackIndex”:0,“ExceptionMethod”:“8\nRead\nSystem, Version=4.0.0. 0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089\nSystem.Net.ConnectStream\n Int32 Read(Byte, Int32, Int32)”,“HResult”:-2146232800,“Source”:“System”,“Wats onBuckets”:null} ain.BackendManager.coreDoGetPiping(FileEntryItem item, IEncryption useDecrypter, Int64& retDownloadSize, String& retHashcode) at Duplicati.Library.Main.BackendManager.DoGet(FileEntryItem item) Note that the file it is complaining about is from the backup it is verifying. I had the same problem last month when I did the previous backup. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/the-decryption-operation-failed-see-inner-exception-the-specified-data-could-not-be-decrypted/19007)._