# Discogs "Failed to authenticate using OAuth" on Windows XP
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-failed-to-authenticate-using-oauth-on-windows-xp/45566
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 29, 2019, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-failed-to-authenticate-using-oauth-on-windows-xp/45566 "2019-05-29T12:01:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Taylor](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Taylor)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2019, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-failed-to-authenticate-using-oauth-on-windows-xp/45566/1 "2019-05-29T12:01:21Z")
Hi,
I'm having the same problem - Failed to authenticate using OAuth (1)
> 12175: 12175: A security error occurred
Using XP
Has anyone any ideas?
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-failed-to-authenticate-using-oauth-on-windows-xp/45566/4 "2019-05-29T14:22:19Z")
It's due to TLS 1.2 not being supported by Windows XP. See the linked topic for details:
> [@Failed Authentication to Discogs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-authentication-to-discogs/19139/23):
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> Are you using Windows XP by chance? Discogs disabled TLS 1.0 and 1.1 for [api.discogs.com](http://api.discogs.com), so Mp3tag no has to use TLS 1.2 for connections to [api.discogs.com](http://api.discogs.com). Unfortunately, TLS 1.2 is not supported on Windows XP, so you'd need to update your OS to use the Discogs tag source. [https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/347984#7629034](https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/347984#7629034)
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### Author:  [@MP3Freak\_Peter](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MP3Freak_Peter)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-failed-to-authenticate-using-oauth-on-windows-xp/45566/5 "2019-05-30T13:50:21Z")
I don't think it's a good idea still going online with windows XP. You should think about security risk.
Think about an update to Windows 10, its not as evil as many people say. 😈
If you still have some software that NEED to run on XP, you can use VirtalBox.
Another important point of view is:
Most developers does not fully support XP any more, stopped testing on XP. (don't know about Florian)
BUT: Even, most Software still runs on XP, you will get more and more problems - like your actual problem, and one day - boom - software stop working completly.
regards
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-failed-to-authenticate-using-oauth-on-windows-xp/45566/6 "2019-05-30T16:01:19Z")
> [@Taylor](#):
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> Using XP
After 12 years, **support for Windows XP ended** April 8, **2014**. Microsoft will no longer provide security updates or technical support for the Windows XP operating system. It is very important that customers and partners migrate to a modern operating system such as Windows 10.
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PCs running Windows XP after April 8, 2014, are not considered secure.
Source: [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsforbusiness/end-of-xp-support](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsforbusiness/end-of-xp-support)
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-failed-to-authenticate-using-oauth-on-windows-xp/45566/7 "2026-02-09T12:28:06Z")