Informix Error -82962: Cannot generate/store an encryption key using (<key store="">). </key>

Reasons / Common Causes

-82962 fires when the server tries to generate/store an encryption key at a given location and an error occurs — per the official guidance.

1. An error generating or storing the encryption key at the given location, per the official guidance — no further named detail; see the associated error.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Verify the associated error and the requested key-store location, then correct the problem, per the official guidance.

Examples

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No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a key generate/store failure.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check the associated error and the key-store location's accessibility, and correct the underlying problem.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -82961 — "Cannot generate an encryption key because one already exists at ()." A related key-generation error, specific to a pre-existing key at the target location rather than a general failure.
• -82964 — "Cannot retrieve the encryption key from ()." A related key-store error, on retrieving an existing key rather than generating a new one.

An encryption key couldn't be generated/stored at the requested location — check the associated error and the location's accessibility.