rbw client fails to access entries with failed to decrypt: failed to decrypt encrypted secret: invalid mac #1036

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MrUnknownDE · 2026-04-06T01:34:10+02:00

MrUnknownDE commented

2026-04-06 01:34:10 +02:00

Originally created by @polyzen on 7/24/2024

Subject of the issue

rbw client fails to access entries with the error failed to decrypt: failed to decrypt encrypted secret: invalid mac:
https://github.com/doy/rbw/issues/163

A user there stated "it may be your database schema didn't get updated on your account. I would suggest going to their project and figure out how to export and reimport fresh."

Deployment environment

Your environment (Generated via diagnostics page)

Vaultwarden version: v1.31.0
Web-vault version: v2024.5.1 (actually v2024.5.1b)
OS/Arch: linux/arm (Arch Linux ARM)
Running within a container: false (Base: Not applicable)
Environment settings overridden: false
Uses a reverse proxy: true
IP Header check: true (X-Real-IP)
Internet access: true
Internet access via a proxy: false
DNS Check: true
Browser/Server Time Check: true
Server/NTP Time Check: true
Domain Configuration Check: true
HTTPS Check: true
Database type: SQLite
Database version: 3.45.0
Clients used: web, Android, rbw
Reverse proxy and version: nginx 1.26.1
Other relevant information: Worked fine with with these versions up until a few days ago. Perhaps due to a updated package on the clients and/or server? Web and Android clients seemingly unaffected.

Config (Generated via diagnostics page)

Show Running Config

Environment settings which are overridden:

{
  "_duo_akey": null,
  "_enable_duo": true,
  "_enable_email_2fa": false,
  "_enable_smtp": true,
  "_enable_yubico": true,
  "_icon_service_csp": "",
  "_icon_service_url": "",
  "_ip_header_enabled": true,
  "_smtp_img_src": "cid:",
  "admin_ratelimit_max_burst": 3,
  "admin_ratelimit_seconds": 300,
  "admin_session_lifetime": 20,
  "admin_token": null,
  "allowed_iframe_ancestors": "",
  "attachments_folder": "/var/lib/vaultwarden/attachments",
  "auth_request_purge_schedule": "30 * * * * *",
  "authenticator_disable_time_drift": false,
  "data_folder": "/var/lib/vaultwarden",
  "database_conn_init": "",
  "database_max_conns": 10,
  "database_timeout": 30,
  "database_url": "*******************************",
  "db_connection_retries": 15,
  "disable_2fa_remember": false,
  "disable_admin_token": true,
  "disable_icon_download": false,
  "domain": "*****://**************",
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  "domain_path": "",
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  "email_2fa_auto_fallback": false,
  "email_2fa_enforce_on_verified_invite": false,
  "email_attempts_limit": 3,
  "email_change_allowed": true,
  "email_expiration_time": 600,
  "email_token_size": 6,
  "emergency_access_allowed": true,
  "emergency_notification_reminder_schedule": "0 3 * * * *",
  "emergency_request_timeout_schedule": "0 7 * * * *",
  "enable_db_wal": true,
  "enable_websocket": true,
  "event_cleanup_schedule": "0 10 0 * * *",
  "events_days_retain": null,
  "experimental_client_feature_flags": "fido2-vault-credentials",
  "extended_logging": true,
  "helo_name": null,
  "hibp_api_key": null,
  "icon_blacklist_non_global_ips": true,
  "icon_blacklist_regex": null,
  "icon_cache_folder": "/var/lib/vaultwarden/icon_cache",
  "icon_cache_negttl": 259200,
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  "icon_download_timeout": 10,
  "icon_redirect_code": 302,
  "icon_service": "internal",
  "incomplete_2fa_schedule": "30 * * * * *",
  "incomplete_2fa_time_limit": 3,
  "invitation_expiration_hours": 120,
  "invitation_org_name": "Vaultwarden",
  "invitations_allowed": false,
  "ip_header": "X-Real-IP",
  "job_poll_interval_ms": 30000,
  "log_file": "/var/log/vaultwarden.log",
  "log_level": "warn",
  "log_timestamp_format": "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f",
  "login_ratelimit_max_burst": 10,
  "login_ratelimit_seconds": 60,
  "org_attachment_limit": null,
  "org_creation_users": "****************************",
  "org_events_enabled": false,
  "org_groups_enabled": false,
  "password_hints_allowed": true,
  "password_iterations": 600000,
  "push_enabled": false,
  "push_identity_uri": "https://identity.bitwarden.com",
  "push_installation_id": "***",
  "push_installation_key": "***",
  "push_relay_uri": "https://push.bitwarden.com",
  "reload_templates": false,
  "require_device_email": false,
  "rsa_key_filename": "/var/lib/vaultwarden/rsa_key",
  "send_purge_schedule": "0 5 * * * *",
  "sendmail_command": null,
  "sends_allowed": true,
  "sends_folder": "/var/lib/vaultwarden/sends",
  "show_password_hint": false,
  "signups_allowed": false,
  "signups_domains_whitelist": "",
  "signups_verify": false,
  "signups_verify_resend_limit": 6,
  "signups_verify_resend_time": 3600,
  "smtp_accept_invalid_certs": false,
  "smtp_accept_invalid_hostnames": false,
  "smtp_auth_mechanism": null,
  "smtp_debug": false,
  "smtp_embed_images": true,
  "smtp_explicit_tls": null,
  "smtp_from": "",
  "smtp_from_name": "Vaultwarden",
  "smtp_host": null,
  "smtp_password": null,
  "smtp_port": 587,
  "smtp_security": "starttls",
  "smtp_ssl": null,
  "smtp_timeout": 15,
  "smtp_username": null,
  "templates_folder": "/var/lib/vaultwarden/templates",
  "tmp_folder": "/var/lib/vaultwarden/tmp",
  "trash_auto_delete_days": null,
  "trash_purge_schedule": "0 5 0 * * *",
  "use_sendmail": false,
  "use_syslog": false,
  "user_attachment_limit": null,
  "user_send_limit": null,
  "web_vault_enabled": true,
  "web_vault_folder": "/usr/share/webapps/vaultwarden-web",
  "yubico_client_id": null,
  "yubico_secret_key": null,
  "yubico_server": null
}

Steps to reproduce

rbw get <entry>

Expected behaviour

Receive the associated password

Actual behaviour

Receive the error:

WARN: failed to decrypt password: failed to decrypt: failed to decrypt encrypted secret: invalid mac
rbw get: couldn't find entry for 'P73 Arch': failed to decrypt: failed to decrypt encrypted secret: invalid mac

Troubleshooting data

Some details may be found here: https://github.com/doy/rbw/issues/163

A fresh account does not receive this error.

*Originally created by @polyzen on 7/24/2024*   ### Subject of the issue rbw client fails to access entries with the error `failed to decrypt: failed to decrypt encrypted secret: invalid mac`: https://github.com/doy/rbw/issues/163 A user there stated "it may be your database schema didn't get updated on your account. I would suggest going to their project and figure out how to export and reimport fresh." ### Deployment environment  ### Your environment (Generated via diagnostics page) * Vaultwarden version: v1.31.0 * Web-vault version: v2024.5.1 (actually v2024.5.1b) * OS/Arch: linux/arm (Arch Linux ARM) * Running within a container: false (Base: Not applicable) * Environment settings overridden: false * Uses a reverse proxy: true * IP Header check: true (X-Real-IP) * Internet access: true * Internet access via a proxy: false * DNS Check: true * Browser/Server Time Check: true * Server/NTP Time Check: true * Domain Configuration Check: true * HTTPS Check: true * Database type: SQLite * Database version: 3.45.0 * Clients used: web, Android, rbw * Reverse proxy and version: nginx 1.26.1 * Other relevant information: Worked fine with with these versions up until a few days ago. Perhaps due to a updated package on the clients and/or server? Web and Android clients seemingly unaffected. ### Config (Generated via diagnostics page) <details><summary>Show Running Config</summary> **Environment settings which are overridden:** ```json { "_duo_akey": null, "_enable_duo": true, "_enable_email_2fa": false, "_enable_smtp": true, "_enable_yubico": true, "_icon_service_csp": "", "_icon_service_url": "", "_ip_header_enabled": true, "_smtp_img_src": "cid:", "admin_ratelimit_max_burst": 3, "admin_ratelimit_seconds": 300, "admin_session_lifetime": 20, "admin_token": null, "allowed_iframe_ancestors": "", "attachments_folder": "/var/lib/vaultwarden/attachments", "auth_request_purge_schedule": "30 * * * * *", "authenticator_disable_time_drift": false, "data_folder": "/var/lib/vaultwarden", "database_conn_init": "", "database_max_conns": 10, "database_timeout": 30, "database_url": "*******************************", "db_connection_retries": 15, "disable_2fa_remember": false, "disable_admin_token": true, "disable_icon_download": false, "domain": "*****://**************", "domain_origin": "*****://**************", "domain_path": "", "domain_set": true, "duo_host": null, "duo_ikey": null, "duo_skey": null, "email_2fa_auto_fallback": false, "email_2fa_enforce_on_verified_invite": false, "email_attempts_limit": 3, "email_change_allowed": true, "email_expiration_time": 600, "email_token_size": 6, "emergency_access_allowed": true, "emergency_notification_reminder_schedule": "0 3 * * * *", "emergency_request_timeout_schedule": "0 7 * * * *", "enable_db_wal": true, "enable_websocket": true, "event_cleanup_schedule": "0 10 0 * * *", "events_days_retain": null, "experimental_client_feature_flags": "fido2-vault-credentials", "extended_logging": true, "helo_name": null, "hibp_api_key": null, "icon_blacklist_non_global_ips": true, "icon_blacklist_regex": null, "icon_cache_folder": "/var/lib/vaultwarden/icon_cache", "icon_cache_negttl": 259200, "icon_cache_ttl": 2592000, "icon_download_timeout": 10, "icon_redirect_code": 302, "icon_service": "internal", "incomplete_2fa_schedule": "30 * * * * *", "incomplete_2fa_time_limit": 3, "invitation_expiration_hours": 120, "invitation_org_name": "Vaultwarden", "invitations_allowed": false, "ip_header": "X-Real-IP", "job_poll_interval_ms": 30000, "log_file": "/var/log/vaultwarden.log", "log_level": "warn", "log_timestamp_format": "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%3f", "login_ratelimit_max_burst": 10, "login_ratelimit_seconds": 60, "org_attachment_limit": null, "org_creation_users": "****************************", "org_events_enabled": false, "org_groups_enabled": false, "password_hints_allowed": true, "password_iterations": 600000, "push_enabled": false, "push_identity_uri": "https://identity.bitwarden.com", "push_installation_id": "***", "push_installation_key": "***", "push_relay_uri": "https://push.bitwarden.com", "reload_templates": false, "require_device_email": false, "rsa_key_filename": "/var/lib/vaultwarden/rsa_key", "send_purge_schedule": "0 5 * * * *", "sendmail_command": null, "sends_allowed": true, "sends_folder": "/var/lib/vaultwarden/sends", "show_password_hint": false, "signups_allowed": false, "signups_domains_whitelist": "", "signups_verify": false, "signups_verify_resend_limit": 6, "signups_verify_resend_time": 3600, "smtp_accept_invalid_certs": false, "smtp_accept_invalid_hostnames": false, "smtp_auth_mechanism": null, "smtp_debug": false, "smtp_embed_images": true, "smtp_explicit_tls": null, "smtp_from": "", "smtp_from_name": "Vaultwarden", "smtp_host": null, "smtp_password": null, "smtp_port": 587, "smtp_security": "starttls", "smtp_ssl": null, "smtp_timeout": 15, "smtp_username": null, "templates_folder": "/var/lib/vaultwarden/templates", "tmp_folder": "/var/lib/vaultwarden/tmp", "trash_auto_delete_days": null, "trash_purge_schedule": "0 5 0 * * *", "use_sendmail": false, "use_syslog": false, "user_attachment_limit": null, "user_send_limit": null, "web_vault_enabled": true, "web_vault_folder": "/usr/share/webapps/vaultwarden-web", "yubico_client_id": null, "yubico_secret_key": null, "yubico_server": null } ``` </details> ### Steps to reproduce `rbw get <entry>` ### Expected behaviour Receive the associated password ### Actual behaviour Receive the error: ``` WARN: failed to decrypt password: failed to decrypt: failed to decrypt encrypted secret: invalid mac rbw get: couldn't find entry for 'P73 Arch': failed to decrypt: failed to decrypt encrypted secret: invalid mac ``` ### Troubleshooting data Some details may be found here: https://github.com/doy/rbw/issues/163 A fresh account does not receive this error.

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Reference: github/vaultwarden#1036

rbw client fails to access entries with failed to decrypt: failed to decrypt encrypted secret: invalid mac #1036