# Failed Authentication to Discogs
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-authentication-to-discogs/19139
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 13, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-authentication-to-discogs/19139 "2017-07-13T15:51:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 18
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@whymelord](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/whymelord)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2018, 6:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-authentication-to-discogs/19139/21 "2018-07-06T06:40:46Z")
Same problem here starting today. Same error 12029
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### Author:  [@shinjuru](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/shinjuru)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2018, 7:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-authentication-to-discogs/19139/22 "2018-07-06T07:04:48Z")
To fix the MusicBrainz issue, edit your MusicBrainz.src file and replace all instances of "ext:score" with ":score" and save.
The Discogs OAuth (1) issue is till ongoing.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2018, 8:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-authentication-to-discogs/19139/23 "2018-07-06T08:20:49Z")
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:  [@whymelord](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/whymelord)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2018, 11:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-authentication-to-discogs/19139/24 "2018-07-06T11:47:54Z")
> [@Florian](#):
>
> Are you using Windows XP by chance?
I'm using Win7 Prof.
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### Author:  [@whymelord](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/whymelord)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2018, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-authentication-to-discogs/19139/25 "2018-07-06T12:17:52Z")
TLS 1.2 has to be enabled manually on Win7. See [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3140245/update-to-enable-tls-1-1-and-tls-1-2-as-a-default-secure-protocols-in](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3140245/update-to-enable-tls-1-1-and-tls-1-2-as-a-default-secure-protocols-in)
Works for me 🙂
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-authentication-to-discogs/19139/26 "2018-07-06T14:43:08Z")
I've just released [Mp3tag v2.88h](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/455) Development Build, where I've enabled TLS 1.2 by default for HTTPS connections (also for Windows 7).
Enabling TLS 1.2 manually should not be needed anymore.
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### Author:  [@shinjuru](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/shinjuru)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-authentication-to-discogs/19139/27 "2018-07-06T20:02:29Z")
_"Good News, everyone!"_ Version 2.88h corrected both of issues that I was experiencing: Discogs works again, after reauthorization, and MusicBrainz has started returning results again.
👍
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### Author:  [@Vjeetn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Vjeetn)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-authentication-to-discogs/19139/28 "2018-07-06T20:27:22Z")
Oh dear... I was breaking my head as to why I couldn't connect to discogs any more.
Glad I've found this topic as v2.88h does in fact fix it!
Thank you Florian for bringing this update so fast 👍
PS: made a €5 donation yesterday via bank transfer. I've included my email address in the comment in case you want to reply (not mandatory though).
Glad everything is working again. Yay!
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### Author:  [@KJ\_2](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/KJ_2)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2018, 9:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-authentication-to-discogs/19139/29 "2018-07-08T09:58:09Z")
Hi there,
since yesterday the program can not connect to musicbrainz and discogs.
This error is displayed when connecting to discogs:
this one is showing when connecting to musicbrainz:
And there i wonder too because it shows :"searching in $regexp(album..."
I reinstall the program. Rename some files in the program folder, delete the authentication on the discogs page. But the issues are the same.
Mh, thats all strange
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### Author:  [@Vjeetn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Vjeetn)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2018, 10:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-authentication-to-discogs/19139/30 "2018-07-08T10:49:01Z")
The older versions don't work any more. (You are still using version 2.88a).
You need to download v2.88 **h**
> [@Failed Authentication to Discogs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-authentication-to-discogs/19139/26):
>
> I've just released [Mp3tag v2.88h](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/455) Development Build, where I've enabled TLS 1.2 by default for HTTPS connections (also for Windows 7). Enabling TLS 1.2 manually should not be needed anymore.
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### Author:  [@KJ\_2](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/KJ_2)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2018, 11:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-authentication-to-discogs/19139/31 "2018-07-08T11:12:20Z")
Thanks
But nothing change.
Same issue.
Musicbrainz shows "87: Open Failed" and the Window shows (like in the picture above) ""searching in $regexp(album...""
Discogs shows the same and "Failed to authenticate using 0Auth(1)
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### Author:  [@KJ\_2](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/KJ_2)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2018, 11:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-authentication-to-discogs/19139/32 "2018-07-08T11:47:01Z")
I use Windows Vista, which is my main operation system.
On the second Windows 7 it works with no problems.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2018, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-authentication-to-discogs/19139/33 "2018-07-08T12:41:49Z")
> [@Another Discogs problem](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/another-discogs-problem/19357/10):
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> I've further investigated this issue and it seems that all users who are receiving the error message are using Windows XP SP3 or Windows Vista. The CDN used by Discogs recently moved to dropping support for TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 so that [Discogs itself also moved](https://www.discogs.com/de/forum/thread/750365#7445909) on to the more recent and more secure TLS 1.2 standard for HTTPS connections. Unfortunately, TLS 1.2 is not supported by Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista, so that connections to Discogs won't work there. Kind regards – Florian
According to [Mp3tag Development Build Status](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-development-build-status/455) this should be fixed for Vista too. I'm not sure, if this is really true for Vista (out of MS-Support since 11. April 2017).
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2018, 6:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-authentication-to-discogs/19139/34 "2018-07-09T06:22:13Z")
> [@KJ\_2](#):
>
> I use Windows Vista, which is my main operation system.
> [@LyricsLover](#):
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> According to [Mp3tag Development Build Status](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-development-build-status/455) this should be fixed for Vista too. I'm not sure, if this is really true for Vista (out of MS-Support since 11. April 2017).
I haven't tested in on Windows Vista and thought that setting TLS 1.2 on the connection works there too (it should according to [this table](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kaushal/2011/10/02/support-for-ssltls-protocols-on-windows/)).
**Edit** : I've now tested it on Windows Vista, it doesn't support TLS 1.2.
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### Author:  [@KJ\_2](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/KJ_2)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2018, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-authentication-to-discogs/19139/35 "2018-07-10T12:17:29Z")
I have enable the TLS 1.2 but it doesn't work.
_i installed the windows server 2008 update and changed the registry after a guide i found (maybe it was the wrong), but nothing change._
So mp3tag will not work anymore on vista?
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2018, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-authentication-to-discogs/19139/36 "2018-07-10T12:19:22Z")
> [@KJ\_2](#):
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> So mp3tag will not work anymore on vista?
Mp3tag still works on Vista, but the Discogs tag source can't be used anymore on Windows XP and Vista due to missing support for TLS 1.2.
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### Author:  [@BrianCockburn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/BrianCockburn)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2018, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-authentication-to-discogs/19139/37 "2018-07-13T13:42:35Z")
Hi Florian,
Thanks for responding to our problems. I have installed 2.89a and it all works again. 🙂
Regards, Brian.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2019, 8:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/failed-authentication-to-discogs/19139/39 "2019-08-19T08:28:30Z")
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