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Related issue: Resolves #52159 and resolves #49278

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Preserved stored disk-encryption recovery keys when reporting an encryption error.
    • Reduced Windows BitLocker verification and key-rotation retry delays from one hour to five minutes, with clearer wait logging.
    • Preserved startup PIN requirements during recovery-key rotation.
    • Resumed paused BitLocker encryption operations and reported paused decryption status in Fleet.
    • Improved retry behavior by applying backoff after successful encryption-related operations.

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1. Replica lag still erases keys ✓ Resolved 🐞 Bug ≡ Correctness
Description
The preservation condition depends on existingKey.Base read from a replica; if that read misses an
existing row, the writer insert hits the explicitly handled duplicate-key fallback and this
condition is false, so the normal update overwrites the recovery key with an empty value. This
reproduces the key-loss bug precisely when replication is lagging.
Code

server/datastore/mysql/disk_encryption.go[68]

+	if incomingKey.Base == "" && clientError != "" && existingKey.Base != "" {
Evidence
Existing-key lookup uses ds.reader, while inserts and updates use ds.writer. The function
explicitly expects a stale not-found read to produce writer error 1062 and fall back to an update,
but the new preservation predicate still uses the stale replica value; consequently the ordinary
update writes incomingKey.Base == "".

server/datastore/mysql/disk_encryption.go[31-38]
server/datastore/mysql/disk_encryption.go[43-60]
server/datastore/mysql/disk_encryption.go[68-88]

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The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution

## Issue description
The client-error preservation branch relies on recovery-key state read from a replica. When replica lag causes that read to report no row, the writer detects a duplicate row but falls through to the ordinary update, which clears the stored recovery key.
## Issue Context
The incoming empty key plus non-empty client error already identifies an error report. Ensure the writer-side operation preserves any key currently present, including after the duplicate-insert fallback, without depending on the stale `existingKey.Base` value.
## Fix Focus Areas
- server/datastore/mysql/disk_encryption.go[31-88]
- server/datastore/mysql/disk_encryption_test.go[238-246]

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2. Paused states bypass throttling ✓ Resolved 🐞 Bug ➹ Performance
Description
The new paused-conversion branches return without setting encryptionRetryAfter, so a failed resume
or paused decryption triggers another COM attempt and Fleet error report on every 30-second
config-receiver cycle. Permanently paused volumes can therefore generate unbounded logs, API
traffic, and datastore writes instead of respecting the configured one-hour BitLocker frequency.
Code

orbit/pkg/update/notifications.go[R785-788]

+		if serverErr := w.updateFleetServer("", errors.New(
+			"a BitLocker decryption is paused on this host. Fleet cannot encrypt the disk until the decryption is resumed and completed, or the volume is re-encrypted",
+		)); serverErr != nil {
+			log.Error().Err(serverErr).Msg("failed to report the paused decryption to Fleet Server")
Evidence
The receiver checks only encryptionRetryAfter, but neither paused branch sets it before returning.
All registered receivers execute at the client's default 30-second interval, and the server's
enforcement predicate does not inspect client_error, so reporting the paused condition does not
stop subsequent invocations.

orbit/pkg/update/notifications.go[720-724]
orbit/pkg/update/notifications.go[768-790]
client/orbit_client.go[204-204]
client/orbit_client.go[357-384]
server/service/orbit.go[1052-1055]

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## Issue description
Paused encryption failures and paused decryption reports do not advance a retry deadline. Because every config receiver runs every 30 seconds while the server continues requesting enforcement, these branches repeatedly invoke COM or POST the same error.
## Issue Context
Apply an appropriate retry deadline after handling paused states. Preserve prompt recovery while preventing permanent paused conditions from producing work on every global config poll.
## Fix Focus Areas
- orbit/pkg/update/notifications.go[768-790]
- orbit/pkg/update/notifications_test.go[1107-1195]
- client/orbit_client.go[357-384]

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🟡 Changes recommended

A critical stale-replica race can clear recovery keys, and required test coverage and assertions remain unresolved.

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Pull request overview

Fixes BitLocker key retention, paused conversions, startup protector preservation, and retry timing.

Changes:

  • Preserves escrowed recovery keys on client errors.
  • Resumes paused encryption and improves protector handling.
  • Reduces successful-operation verification backoff.
File summaries
File Review
server/datastore/mysql/hosts_test.go Moderate: Integration-test assertions remain stale.
server/datastore/mysql/disk_encryption.go Critical: Replica staleness can still clear an existing key. Moderate: Integration-test expectations require updating.
server/datastore/mysql/disk_encryption_test.go Nit: Use t.Context().
orbit/pkg/update/notifications.go No issues identified.
orbit/pkg/update/notifications_test.go No issues identified.
orbit/pkg/bitlocker/bitlocker_worker_windows.go No issues identified.
orbit/pkg/bitlocker/bitlocker_worker_notwindows.go No issues identified.
orbit/pkg/bitlocker/bitlocker_management_windows.go Moderate: Add coverage for TPM+PIN suppression of TPM-only protectors and the no-TPM-family case.
orbit/changes/52159-bitlocker-fixes No issues identified.
orbit/changes/49278-rotate-path-retries-promptly No issues identified.
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orbit/pkg/bitlocker/bitlocker_management_windows.go:620

  • This check still misses a BitLocker external/startup-key protector (WMI protector type 2). On a TPM-capable host configured to require a USB startup key, hasTPMFamilyProtector returns false and rotation adds a TPM-only protector, silently bypassing the startup-key requirement in the same way this fix prevents for TPM+PIN. Check every protector that can unlock the OS volume at boot, including an external startup key, before adding TPM-only.
func (v *Volume) hasTPMFamilyProtector() (bool, error) {
	for _, t := range TPMFamilyProtectorTypes {
		ids, err := v.getKeyProtectorIDs(t)

orbit/pkg/bitlocker/bitlocker_management_windows.go:597

  • This protector check only runs while rotating a recovery key, so it does not address #52159's third reproduction: when TPM and TPM+PIN protectors are deleted while protection remains on and a decryptable key is already escrowed, the server sends neither encryption nor protection-restoration notification. The host therefore remains without a startup protector and the UI still offers no restoration path, despite this PR declaring that it resolves #52159.
	hasProtector, err := vol.hasTPMFamilyProtector()
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Comment on lines +68 to +70
if incomingKey.Base == "" && clientError != "" && existingKey.Base != "" {
_, err = ds.writer(ctx).ExecContext(ctx, `
UPDATE host_disk_encryption_keys SET client_error = ? WHERE host_id = ?`, clientError, host.ID)
Comment on lines +597 to +603
hasProtector, err := vol.hasTPMFamilyProtector()
switch {
case err != nil:
// Adding one blind risks the bypass above, so prefer leaving a pre-encrypted disk without a TPM protector.
log.Warn().Err(err).Msg("could not list boot protectors, not adding a TPM protector")
case !hasProtector:
if err := vol.protectWithTPM(nil); err != nil {
Comment on lines +68 to +74
if incomingKey.Base == "" && clientError != "" && existingKey.Base != "" {
_, err = ds.writer(ctx).ExecContext(ctx, `
UPDATE host_disk_encryption_keys SET client_error = ? WHERE host_id = ?`, clientError, host.ID)
if err != nil {
return false, ctxerr.Wrap(ctx, err, "updating key client error")
}
return archived, nil
require.NoError(t, err)
require.False(t, keyArchived)
checkEncryptionKeyStatus(t, ds, host3.ID, "", nil)
checkEncryptionKeyStatus(t, ds, host3.ID, "abc", new(true))
// Overwriting the stored key with that empty value takes the only recovery key Fleet can show an admin away from a
// host that is still encrypted, which is the worst possible moment to lose it.
func testClientErrorKeepsStoredKey(t *testing.T, ds *Datastore) {
ctx := context.Background()
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Walkthrough

Fleet now preserves an existing disk encryption key when an agent reports a client error without a key. Windows BitLocker rotation checks for existing TPM-family protectors before adding a TPM protector. Paused encryption conversions are resumed, while paused decryption conversions are reported. Encryption retries use a five-minute backoff after successful operations. Tests and changelog entries cover these changes.

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 213e1

This change is intended to retain escrowed BitLocker recovery keys when clients report errors, but a replication-lag path can still clear an existing recovery key. That could prevent recovery for affected hosts, so the writer-side handling needs correction before merge.

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Description check ⚠️ Warning The description includes the issue links and required template sections, but all checklist items remain unchecked. It provides no confirmation of automated tests, manual QA, platform compatibility, or… Complete or remove each applicable checklist item. At minimum, confirm the added changes files and automated tests, document manual QA and platform compatibility, and state the release-candidate or load-testing decision.
Linked Issues check ⚠️ Warning The changes address the TPM protector duplication and paused conversion requirements in [#52159]. They also address the delayed BitLocker retry behavior for [#49278]. However, no implementation is sho… Add the implementation and tests for the PIN-recovery requirement, or update the linked issue and PR scope if that requirement is intentionally excluded.
Out of Scope Changes check ⚠️ Warning The server datastore change and related changelog preserve an escrowed key when an agent reports a disk-encryption error. This behavior is not described in the linked issue requirements or PR objectiv… Link the escrowed-key preservation change to an appropriate requirement and document its scope, or move it to a separate pull request.
Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 54.55% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 11 functions across 7 files. (4 skipped: … Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title is concise and accurately identifies the BitLocker bug fixes, although it does not name the individual fixes.
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The changes address the TPM protector duplication and paused conversion requirements in [#52159]. They also address the delayed BitLocker retry behavior for [#49278]. However, no implementation is shown for restoring or exposing PIN recovery after both TPM and TPM+PIN protectors are deleted, which is also required by [#52159].

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The server datastore change and related changelog preserve an escrowed key when an agent reports a disk-encryption error. This behavior is not described in the linked issue requirements or PR objectives. The remaining changes are aligned with the BitLocker objectives.

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In `@server/datastore/mysql/disk_encryption.go`:
- Line 68: Update the duplicate-key handling around
getExistingHostDiskEncryptionKey so a stale reader result cannot clear the
writer-side recovery key when existingKey.NotFound is set and existingKey.Base
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// The error is what distinguishes this from a caller deliberately clearing the key, which passes an empty key with
// no error and must still work (see the backfill in #15068).
if incomingKey.Base == "" && clientError != "" && existingKey.Base != "" {

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Handle stale reader results after the duplicate-key fallback.

If ds.reader(ctx) lags the writer, getExistingHostDiskEncryptionKey sets existingKey.NotFound. The insert then gets error 1062, but existingKey.Base remains empty. Line 68 skips this preservation path, and the generic update clears the writer-side recovery key. Refresh the row from the writer after error 1062, or use an atomic error-only update for this case. Add a regression test with split reader and writer behavior.

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In `@server/datastore/mysql/disk_encryption.go` at line 68, Update the
duplicate-key handling around getExistingHostDiskEncryptionKey so a stale reader
result cannot clear the writer-side recovery key when existingKey.NotFound is
set and existingKey.Base is empty; refresh the row through the writer after
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