NetWorker server installation fails when installing authc

Summary: NetWorker server installation fails when installing authc. Error adding entry emcauthctomcat to key store. Failure: Key protection algorithm not found: java.security.UnrecoverableKeyException: Encrypt Private Key failed: getSecretKey failed: Password is not ASCII. ...

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Symptoms

NetWorker server installation fails when it is installing authc. 

The error logged in the MSI installer log is as follows:
 
Error 0x80070643: Failed to configure per-machine MSI package. : Applied execute package: AuthC, result: 0x80070643, restart: None  Error 0x80070643: Failed to execute MSI package.

CAQuietExec:  Error adding entry emcauthctomcat to key store. Failure: Key protection algorithm not found: java.security.UnrecoverableKeyException: Encrypt Private Key failed: getSecretKey failed: Password is not ASCII
CAQuietExec:  Error 0x80070001: Command line returned an error.
CAQuietExec:  Error 0x80070001: CAQuietExec Failed

Cause

The keystore password entered contains an unsupported special character.

Resolution

Retry the NetWorker server installation. Enter a keystore password that contains supported special characters only.

The NetWorker Security Configuration Guide documents a list of supported special characters:
special_char.JPG
Article Properties
Article Number: 000221991
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 09 Feb 2024
Version:  1
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