Padding is invalid and cannot be removed

[A6824]

Hi

We are using Crystal Report as a report in Visual Studio 2022.

We have purchased SAP Crystal Report 2020 for development additionally we installed

Crystal report Service Pack 36 runtime 32 and 64-bit.

we are facing an error on our server.
Error: Padding is invalid and cannot be removed.

we added a virtual application under the website for more information see the attached screenshot

[DonWilliams · Accepted solution]

Need more details about when you are getting this error, it's not a CR error so look to be something you are doing in your code or configuration settings.

A quick Google search found this:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8583112/padding-is-invalid-and-cannot-be-removed

[A6824 · Accepted solution]

Hi Donwilliams ,

[A6824 · Accepted solution]

Hi Donwilliams,

We have only this issue when we are using crystal reports. if I remove the crystal report from the page the page is not throwing the error. We did some R&D and got something related to this i got the below link from the community https://community.sap.com/t5/technology-q-a/padding-is-invalid-and-cannot-be-removed/qaq-p/12613411

[DonWilliams · Accepted solution]

And did you impliment the suggested work arounds on that post?

[A6824 · Accepted solution]

Hi Donwilliams ,

we have not tried yet, in the last comment the user is asking is this right step.
Please provide us with a solution ASAP.

[DonWilliams · Accepted solution]

And did you impliment the suggested work arounds on that post?

[A6824 · Accepted solution]

If you're encountering the error “Padding is invalid and cannot be removed” on the server but not locally, and it’s happening while working with the Crystal Report file you uploaded (GeneralLedgerDetail.rpt), the issue is most likely related to encryption/decryption in your server-side application, not the report design itself.