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The recipient key changed

Error code recipient_key_stale
Encryption and recipients

The recipient key changed

recipient_key_stale

The recipient’s encryption key changed after your page looked it up.

HTTP 409·Encryption and recipients

What it means

What happened

The recipient’s encryption key changed after your page looked it up.

Why

Why it might have happened

  • The recipient refreshed or rotated their key.
  • Your compose tab has an older copy of the key.
Next steps

What you can try

  1. Refresh the page or look up the recipient again.
  2. Re-encrypt the paste with the latest key.
  3. Publish again.
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