crypto-util encobj decrypt failed with the error "The dictionary is encrypted and the required key is not available."

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

• For virtual machines that use an encryption platform, such as Windows 11, it is necessary to decrypt the vmem file when converting it to a dump file.
• The crypto-util encobj decrypt command fails with the following error.
  
  

  [root@esxi:~] crypto-util encobj decrypt --related [vmx filepath] [vmem filepath] [output filepath]
  
  crypto-util encobj: The dictionary is encrypted and the required key is not available.

 

 

 

Cause

You can't perform decryption in a different environment, such as another vCenter Server.

Resolution

Execute the crypto-util encobj decrypt command on the ESXi host where the virtual machine is running.

 

 

 

Additional Information

Converting VMEM & VMSS Files From an Encrypted VM

crypto-util encobj コマンドによる復号化が、「The dictionary is encrypted and the required key is not available.」というエラーで失敗しました