MID Server Will Not Start Due To Severe Error - "An error occurred while decrypting automation encryption keys" Issue When starting your MID Server, it is still showing a "Down" status on your instance. When viewing the agent log you will see after starting the MID Server: 03/28/19 10:27:09 (774) StartupSequencer SEVERE *** ERROR *** An error occurred while decrypting automation encryption keys. com.snc.automation_common.integration.exceptions.AutomationIOException: No key pair found for DefaultSecurityKeyPairHandle at com.service_now.mid.keypairs.provider.standard.StandardKeyPairsProvider.decrypt(StandardKeyPairsProvider.java:340) at com.glide.util.MIDServerInfoPayloadDecrypter.decryptPayload(MIDServerInfoPayloadDecrypter.java:30) at com.service_now.mid.services.AutomationEncryptionKeys.load(AutomationEncryptionKeys.java:98) at com.service_now.mid.services.AutomationEncryptionKeys.onMIDServerEvent(AutomationEncryptionKeys.java:42) at com.service_now.mid.services.Events.internalFire(Events.java:102) at com.service_now.mid.services.Events.fire(Events.java:34) at com.service_now.mid.services.StartupSequencer.startServices(StartupSequencer.java:218) at com.service_now.mid.services.StartupSequencer.testsSucceeded(StartupSequencer.java:114) at com.service_now.mid.services.StartupSequencer.access$200(StartupSequencer.java:64) at com.service_now.mid.services.StartupSequencer$Starter.run(StartupSequencer.java:363) ReleaseAll releasesCauseInvalid keystore or MID Server cannot be validatedResolution1. Delete the /agent/keystore folder and restart the MID Server service. In linux-based installation the agent_keystore file is located under the agent/security folder. Stop the agent, delete that file and start the agent. 2. If the solution above doesn't work, check for any customizations made to the MID Server related scripted web services below: https://<instance>.service-now.com/sys_web_service_list.do?sysparm_query=sys_package%3De70d4bc61bd20010cf0bda09dc4bcbeb&sysparm_view=Related LinksThere is a similar error with a different cause explained in KB0748823/PRB1342894 An error occurred while decrypting credentials from instance - Creating OAuth 2.0 credential results in no credentials being retrieved by the MID server, and Probes will no longer be able to use them