"Not a password" error

[evertoncherman]

I want to recovery passwords stored in security.xml , however, independently of master password a I set, I always have as output "Not a password".

First, I don't really know what is my Master Password because I have never set it. I am using Windows 7, so I tried my user login password. I also tried a empty string.

For all cases, I always have "Not a password" for all stored password, except the first one that a I have "org.apache.commons.codec.DecoderException: Odd number of characters." exception.

Could you help me?

Thanks,
Everton.

[corneliudascalu]

I will try to look into it.

[aweFalafelApps]

Any insight into the "odd number of characters" error?

[choobablue]

I have the same issue, using the decrypter with AndroidStudio 1.0.2, output is:

XML file OK
PASSWORDS
org.apache.commons.codec.DecoderException: Odd number of characters.
at org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Hex.decodeHex(Hex.java:82)
at org.corneliudascalu.intellijdecrypt.Main.fromHex(Main.java:71)
at org.corneliudascalu.intellijdecrypt.Main.main(Main.java:53)

It could be that the xml format has changed, as there is an element that seems to be causing the problems.

I worked around the issue by commenting out that line of XML before running the decrypt CLI and uncommenting it again after I was done. I can probably write a fix if it would help.

[aweFalafelApps]

I finally managed to remember my password! (:

[corneliudascalu]

@choobablue Yes, a fix would be great. I just can't find the time to investigate the error.

[evertoncherman]

@choobablue which was the line you commented out? I am still using Android 0.8.6...

[evertoncherman]

I am still stuck on this issue :( could someone help me?

[choobablue]

In the file .AndroidStudio/config/options/security.xml there will be an element that looks like , delete or comment out that tag (and the end tag, but leaving it's children) before running the tool (remember to put the element back in when you're done). That's what worked for me.

[ACluelessProgrammer]

I'm also having this same problem. I tried messing with the xml code to get it to work, but didn't really get anywhere. If anyone can help me, that would be a life saver. I'm running Android studio 1.1.0.

[lazyeo]

similar problem

XML file OK
922311d178b9acc26400694a26643e9aec74e4c52141a7838c9b7bf6a34fbd9f
Not a password
a305f2e755982933724eaf7f7d24f1d1af3e72224f719c74d236227db4167887
Not a password
474794fc4e89840b5a76d08ee9fbb31b55356ecc3b89ff3280e07aaa902c9186
test password

I got two "not a password" and a "test password"

Anyone solved this problem?

[dan-silver]

I'm also seeing this not a password message with android studio 2.0