# Failed to decode RSA key

**URL:** <https://bisq.community/t/failed-to-decode-rsa-key/8961>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 10, 2020, 4:06am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/failed-to-decode-rsa-key/8961 "2020-02-10T04:06:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![HodlOnToYourButts](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/hodlontoyourbutts/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@HodlOnToYourButts](https://bisq.community/u/HodlOnToYourButts)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 4:06am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/failed-to-decode-rsa-key/8961/1 "2020-02-10T04:06:10Z")

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When I close Bisq and attempt to restart it I’m presented with the following:

! Warning  
Connecting to the Bisq network failed (reported error: Error reply: Failed to decode RSA key)

A good Samaritan on the IRC channel helped me figure out that if I delete the following directory I can get it to start again, but I’m hoping to find a permanent fix:

~/.local/share/Bisq/btc\_mainnet/tor/hiddenservice

My Specs:  
Platform: Pinebook Pro  
OS: Manjaro (arm64)  
Running Bisq inside a Debian Chroot because OpenJDK on Manjaro doesn’t support JavaFX.

Really looking forward to getting this working on this \<$250 Linux laptop. Thanks in advance for your help.

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**Author:** ![huey](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/huey/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@huey](https://bisq.community/u/huey)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 12:00pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/failed-to-decode-rsa-key/8961/2 "2020-02-10T12:00:30Z")

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I went ahead and mentioned this issue on an [already existing thread](https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq/issues/3304) dealing with something similar.

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**Author:** ![HodlOnToYourButts](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/hodlontoyourbutts/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@HodlOnToYourButts](https://bisq.community/u/HodlOnToYourButts)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/failed-to-decode-rsa-key/8961/3 "2020-02-11T19:32:25Z")

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Thanks for helping me get this to the people who can fix it. I attempted to create an issue on GitHub, but apparently new accounts can’t create issues.