WORKAROUNDRun the below cmdlets to restore the encryption key:
$AREncryptionKeyPwd = Read-Host -AsSecureString -Prompt "Enter the existing password for the Active Roles Encryption Key"
Restore-AREncryptionKey -DatabaseServer "<SQL Server>" -DatabaseName "<ARS DB>" -RestoreFromFile "<AREncryptionKey>" -Password $AREncryptionKeyPwd
If there was no encryption key password set use this command:
Restore-AREncryptionKey -DatabaseServer "<SQL Server>" -DatabaseName "<ARS DB>" -RestoreFromFile "c:\temp\AREncryptionKey.bin"NOTE: To ensure that the correct encryption key is used, use the
Backup-AREncryptionKey cmdlet on a working instance of the old Active Roles version (if possible).
Backup-AREncryptionKey -BackupFile "c:\temp\AREncryptionKey.bin"
STATUS
Waiting for a fix in a future release of Active Roles.