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[GH-ISSUE #2187] RSA keys changed from der to pem, now new vaultwarden can't read old RSA keys anymore #1181

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opened 2026-03-03 02:06:58 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment
kerem commented 2026-03-03 02:06:58 +03:00
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Originally created by @eriklogtenberg on GitHub (Dec 29, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/issues/2187

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After upgrade from Vaultwarden 1.21.0 to 1.23.1, server is unable to start. Error message is:
"[vaultwarden][ERROR] Error creating keys, exiting..."

Tracked it down to this commit: 46e0f3c43a, where the default RSA key format (and filename) is changed from DER to PEM. It seems that as a result, the existing DER files can no longer be found.
What is the correct upgrade path?

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kerem closed this issue 2026-03-03 02:06:58 +03:00
kerem commented 2026-03-03 02:06:59 +03:00
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@BlackDex commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2021):

It shouldn't be an issue, at all. But you may just remove all those files and new ones will be generated.
It will only only hurt current sessions and invite links which use those files.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1002557798 --> @BlackDex commented on GitHub (Dec 29, 2021): It shouldn't be an issue, at all. But you may just remove all those files and new ones will be generated. It will only only hurt current sessions and invite links which use those files.
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