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Exporting RSA key fails with the error: Key not valid for use in specified state. FAILED! (2014748)

Symptoms

If you previously migrated your View Composer service from, for example, Server A to Server B, a subsequent migration from, for example, Server B to Server C fails.
Exporting the RSA key from Server B fails
The command aspnet_regiis -px “SviKeyContainer” “keys.xml” -pri causes the error:

Key not valid for use in specified state.
Failed!

Cause

The issue occurs if you run an incorrect command when importing the private RSA key on the first migration (for example, from Server A to Server B.

The command aspnet_regiis -pi “SviKeyContainer” “path\keys.xml” works without error, but it is incorrect and causes subsequent export attempts to fail.

Resolution

When importing the RSA key on the first migration, use the command:

aspnet_regiis -pi “SviKeyContainer” “path\keys.xml” -exp

Additional Information

If you incorrectly imported the RSA key into Server B and now cannot export the RSA key, you can work around this issue with these steps:

Locate the original RSA key export file from Server A.
Run the command on Server B to re-import the RSA file with the correct parameters:

aspnet_regiis -pi “SviKeyContainer” “path\keys.xml” -exp
Export the RSA key from Server B.

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