Activation problem E_AUTH_INVALID_KEY_DATA #16

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opened 2025-12-31 15:29:33 +01:00 by Chaddai · 7 comments

On Kubuntu 25.10, trying the latest version 0.8.7 (with 3 commits on top), the call to adept_activate -u USER or adept_activate -u USER -p PWD or even adept_activate -a -r fails with E_AUTH_INVALID_KEY_DATA, the verbose output is :

Send request to http://adeactivate.adobe.com/adept/ActivationServiceInfo
Send request to http://adeactivate.adobe.com/adept/AuthenticationServiceInfo
Update Activation file : 
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<activationInfo xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/adept">
  <adept:activationServiceInfo xmlns:adept="http://ns.adobe.com/adept">
    <adept:authURL>http://adeactivate.adobe.com/adept</adept:authURL>
    <adept:userInfoURL>http://adeactivate.adobe.com/adept</adept:userInfoURL>
    <adept:activationURL>http://adeactivate.adobe.com/adept</adept:activationURL>
    <adept:certificate>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</adept:certificate>
    <adept:authenticationCertificate>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</adept:authenticationCertificate>
  </adept:activationServiceInfo>
</activationInfo>

SignIn anonymous
Send request to http://adeactivate.adobe.com/adept/SignInDirect
Exception code : 0x1003
Message        : E_AUTH_INVALID_KEY_DATA http://adeactivate.adobe.com/adept/SignInDirect BadPadding

The AppImage on the same platform works perfectly.

On Kubuntu 25.10, trying the latest version 0.8.7 (with 3 commits on top), the call to `adept_activate -u USER` or `adept_activate -u USER -p PWD` or even `adept_activate -a -r` fails with E_AUTH_INVALID_KEY_DATA, the verbose output is : ``` Send request to http://adeactivate.adobe.com/adept/ActivationServiceInfo Send request to http://adeactivate.adobe.com/adept/AuthenticationServiceInfo Update Activation file : <?xml version="1.0"?> <activationInfo xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/adept"> <adept:activationServiceInfo xmlns:adept="http://ns.adobe.com/adept"> <adept:authURL>http://adeactivate.adobe.com/adept</adept:authURL> <adept:userInfoURL>http://adeactivate.adobe.com/adept</adept:userInfoURL> <adept:activationURL>http://adeactivate.adobe.com/adept</adept:activationURL> <adept:certificate>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</adept:certificate> <adept:authenticationCertificate>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</adept:authenticationCertificate> </adept:activationServiceInfo> </activationInfo> SignIn anonymous Send request to http://adeactivate.adobe.com/adept/SignInDirect Exception code : 0x1003 Message : E_AUTH_INVALID_KEY_DATA http://adeactivate.adobe.com/adept/SignInDirect BadPadding ``` The AppImage on the same platform works perfectly.
Owner

Hello,

Do you use the binary provided or did you recompile libgourou by yourself ?
I had this issue with old binaires, but when I recompiled it, I was able to signin as anonymous

Hello, Do you use the binary provided or did you recompile libgourou by yourself ? I had this issue with old binaires, but when I recompiled it, I was able to signin as anonymous
Author

Hello,

I recompiled libgourou by myself, using the latest versions of libraries on Kubuntu 25.10. Note that the AppImage worked well (with the same login that failed with my binary) and my compiled acsmdownloader and adept_remove worked perfectly well once I used the AppImage adept_activate to get my credentials.

Do you need any other details?

Hello, I recompiled libgourou by myself, using the latest versions of libraries on Kubuntu 25.10. Note that the AppImage worked well (with the same login that failed with my binary) and my compiled acsmdownloader and adept_remove worked perfectly well once I used the AppImage adept_activate to get my credentials. Do you need any other details?
Owner

No, it's ok. I need to understand why there is a different behaviour on Kubuntu.

No, it's ok. I need to understand why there is a different behaviour on Kubuntu.
Owner

Hello,

It should be fixed in branch "anonymous_register_bug".
Available in this pull request #17
Can you confirm before I merge ?
Thanks

Hello, It should be fixed in branch "anonymous_register_bug". Available in this pull request https://forge.soutade.fr/soutade/libgourou/pulls/17 Can you confirm before I merge ? Thanks

Registered here to say it works!! Had the same bug, recompiled with fixes locally and it worked! I have to say though, there are some problems with Adobe services where you have to re run commands couple of times for them to actually work - happened to me during "activation" step.

Anyway, thank you for maintaining this project!

Registered here to say it works!! Had the same bug, recompiled with fixes locally and it worked! I have to say though, there are some problems with Adobe services where you have to re run commands couple of times for them to actually work - happened to me during "activation" step. Anyway, thank you for maintaining this project!
Owner

@wgrah Thanks for your feedback !
The padding for signin seems to have changed on server side... Now supported, I close the ticket.

@wgrah Thanks for your feedback ! The padding for signin seems to have changed on server side... Now supported, I close the ticket.
Owner

@Chaddai thanks for this bug notice !

@Chaddai thanks for this bug notice !
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