[BUG] Unable to create MSIX file: Exception calling ".ctor" with "2" argument(s): "The specified network password is not correct.

[danfleck]

ℹ️ Info

Version v3.7.0

💬 Description

Exception when executing the create command.

`[ +271 ms] Unable to locate an Android SDK.
[ +21 ms] executing: [C:\Users\dan\flutter/] git -c log.showSignature=false log -n 1 --pretty=format:%H
[ +86 ms] Exit code 0 from: git -c log.showSignature=false log -n 1 --pretty=format:%H
[ +7 ms] 0bb71df75f10a9ad740836568c730ed8aaede2d8
[ +2 ms] executing: [C:\Users\dan\flutter/] git tag --points-at 0bb71df75f10a9ad740836568c730ed8aaede2d8
[ +87 ms] Exit code 0 from: git tag --points-at 0bb71df75f10a9ad740836568c730ed8aaede2d8
[ +3 ms] executing: [C:\Users\dan\flutter/] git describe --match ..* --long --tags
0bb71df75f10a9ad740836568c730ed8aaede2d8
[ +87 ms] Exit code 0 from: git describe --match ..* --long --tags 0bb71df75f10a9ad740836568c730ed8aaede2d8
[ +2 ms] 3.6.0-13.0.pre-12-g0bb71df75f
[ +28 ms] executing: [C:\Users\dan\flutter/] git rev-parse --abbrev-ref --symbolic @{upstream}
[ +59 ms] Exit code 0 from: git rev-parse --abbrev-ref --symbolic @{upstream}
[ +2 ms] origin/master
[ +5 ms] executing: [C:\Users\dan\flutter/] git ls-remote --get-url origin
[ +61 ms] Exit code 0 from: git ls-remote --get-url origin
[ +1 ms] https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
[ +83 ms] executing: [C:\Users\dan\flutter/] git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
[ +192 ms] Exit code 0 from: git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
[ +2 ms] master
[ +83 ms] Artifact Instance of 'AndroidGenSnapshotArtifacts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +4 ms] Artifact Instance of 'AndroidInternalBuildArtifacts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'IOSEngineArtifacts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'FlutterWebSdk' is not required, skipping update.
[ +6 ms] Artifact Instance of 'WindowsEngineArtifacts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'MacOSEngineArtifacts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'LinuxEngineArtifacts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'LinuxFuchsiaSDKArtifacts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'MacOSFuchsiaSDKArtifacts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'FlutterRunnerSDKArtifacts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'FlutterRunnerDebugSymbols' is not required, skipping update.
[ +108 ms] Artifact Instance of 'MaterialFonts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +5 ms] Artifact Instance of 'GradleWrapper' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'AndroidGenSnapshotArtifacts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'AndroidInternalBuildArtifacts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'IOSEngineArtifacts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'FlutterWebSdk' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'FlutterSdk' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'WindowsEngineArtifacts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'MacOSEngineArtifacts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'LinuxEngineArtifacts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'LinuxFuchsiaSDKArtifacts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'MacOSFuchsiaSDKArtifacts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'FlutterRunnerSDKArtifacts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'FlutterRunnerDebugSymbols' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'IosUsbArtifacts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'IosUsbArtifacts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'IosUsbArtifacts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'IosUsbArtifacts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'IosUsbArtifacts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'FontSubsetArtifacts' is not required, skipping update.
[ +1 ms] Artifact Instance of 'PubDependencies' is not required, skipping update.
[ +123 ms] executing: C:\Users\dan\flutter\bin\cache\dart-sdk\bin\dart __deprecated_pub --color run msix:create -v
[ 0.019s] parsing cli arguments
[ 0.240s] validating config values
[ 0.282s] running "flutter build windows"...
[ 20.080s] building msix files...
[ 20.080s] validating build files
[ 20.126s] cleaning temporary files
[ 20.159s] create app icons
[ 20.160s] generating icons
[ 23.567s] copying VC libraries
[ 23.581s] getting certificate publisher
[ 23.581s] getting certificate "Subject" by file certificate
[ 25.854s]
Unhandled exception:
new-object : Exception calling ".ctor" with "2" argument(s): "The specified network password is not correct.
"
At line:1 char:1

• new-object System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certific ...

•   + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [New-Object], MethodInvocationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ConstructorInvokedThrowException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewObjectCommand
  
  
  

#0 ProcessResultExtensions.exitOnError (package:msix/src/method_extensions.dart:59:7)
#1 SignTool._executePowershellCommand (package:msix/src/sign_tool.dart:84:11)

#2 SignTool._getCertificateSubjectByFile (package:msix/src/sign_tool.dart:136:47)

#3 SignTool.getCertificatePublisher (package:msix/src/sign_tool.dart:36:17)

#4 Msix._buildMsixFiles (package:msix/msix.dart:114:7)

#5 Msix._createMsix (package:msix/msix.dart:98:5)

#6 Msix.create (package:msix/msix.dart:57:5)

#7 main (file:///C:/Users/dan/AppData/Local/Pub/Cache/hosted/pub.dev/msix-3.7.0/bin/create.dart:4:3)

[+28198 ms] "flutter run" took 25,582ms.
[ +26 ms] pub finished with exit code 255
[ +12 ms]
#0 throwToolExit (package:flutter_tools/src/base/common.dart:10:3)
#1 _DefaultPub.interactively (package:flutter_tools/src/dart/pub.dart:586:7)

#2 PackagesForwardCommand.runCommand (package:flutter_tools/src/commands/packages.dart:250:5)

#3 FlutterCommand.run.
(package:flutter_tools/src/runner/flutter_command.dart:1257:27)

#4 AppContext.run. (package:flutter_tools/src/base/context.dart:150:19)

#5 CommandRunner.runCommand (package:args/command_runner.dart:209:13)

#6 FlutterCommandRunner.runCommand.
(package:flutter_tools/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart:283:9)

#7 AppContext.run. (package:flutter_tools/src/base/context.dart:150:19)

#8 FlutterCommandRunner.runCommand (package:flutter_tools/src/runner/flutter_command_runner.dart:229:5)

#9 run.. (package:flutter_tools/runner.dart:64:9)

#10 AppContext.run. (package:flutter_tools/src/base/context.dart:150:19)

#11 main (package:flutter_tools/executable.dart:91:3)

[ +109 ms] ensureAnalyticsSent: 87ms
[ +12 ms] Running 0 shutdown hooks
[ +2 ms] Shutdown hooks complete
[ +4 ms] exiting with code 255

Pubspec File:
pubspec_REDACTED.yaml.txt

[sbeckmann]

I had the same issue. In my case it was due to a special character ($) in the .pfx certificate's password.

A workaround is to set the --sign-msix flag to false and sign the msix package yourself using SignTool.exe or of course changing the certificate's password.