Error: “'=' not found.” (4323277)

The error occurs under the following conditions:

The database is already encrypted. DPRSystemConnection.ConnectionParameter was marked as encrypted.

Run CryptoConfig and encrypt everything again (the following option was selected: Encrypt using existing key).

This result in the following error message:

[961005] Error converting configuration parameter 'MainConnection'.
    at VI.CryptoConfig.Base.EncryptionHandler.<CryptTablesAsync>d__43.MoveNext()
    at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
    at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
    --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
    at VI.CryptoConfig.Base.EncryptionHandler.<_ConvertPluginsAsync>d__49.MoveNext()
    at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
    --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
    at DPR.CryptoConfigPlugin.DPRCryptoConfigPlugin.<ConvertAsync>d__0.MoveNext()
    at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
    at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
    --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
    at DPR.CryptoConfigPlugin.DPRCryptoConfigPlugin.<_CryptConnectionStringsAsync>d__3.MoveNext()
[1777138] Error creating connection parameter from a parameter string.
    at DPR.CryptoConfigPlugin.DPRCryptoConfigPlugin.<_CryptConnectionStringsAsync>d__3.MoveNext()
    at VI.Projector.Connection.SystemConnectionParameterCollection.FromString(String connectionString, IValueDecrypter decrypter, ISystemConnectionParameterDescriptor parameterDescriptor, Boolean doNotDecrypt)
[1777410] The connection string is invalid.
    at VI.Projector.Connection.SystemConnectionParameterCollection.FromString(String connectionString, IValueDecrypter decrypter, ISystemConnectionParameterDescriptor parameterDescriptor, Boolean doNotDecrypt)
    at VI.Projector.Connection.SystemConnectionParameterCollection._ParseConnectionStringCompatible(String connectionString)
    at VI.Projector.Connection.SystemConnectionParameterCollection.ParseConnectionString(String connectionString, ConnectionStringFormat& format)
'=' not found.

This is a product defect (35695).

WORKAROUND:

None.

STATUS:

This will be fixed in a future release of the product. If you require this immediately corrected, please contact support for a hotfix referencing the defect ID 35695.