# Possible easy solution to Failed to Authenticate using QAuth (1) .401: UNAUTHORIZED
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-easy-solution-to-failed-to-authenticate-using-qauth-1-401-unauthorized/52381
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 15, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-easy-solution-to-failed-to-authenticate-using-qauth-1-401-unauthorized/52381 "2021-03-15T17:23:36Z")
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### Author:  [@lgc935fm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lgc935fm)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-easy-solution-to-failed-to-authenticate-using-qauth-1-401-unauthorized/52381/1 "2021-03-15T17:23:36Z")
I was getting a Failed to Authenticate using QAuth (1) .401: UNAUTHORIZED" Error. After investigating, I found that my computer hadn't adjusted for DST. Once I updated that, the error message went away.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-easy-solution-to-failed-to-authenticate-using-qauth-1-401-unauthorized/52381/2 "2021-03-15T17:39:46Z")
Thanks! This is already buried in lots of topics and I've just made it part of the Frequently Asked Questions. Hopefully, this makes it easier to find:
> [@Freedb and Web Sources](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/freedb-and-web-sources/2748/5):
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> Discogs is reporting a 401 error: UNAUTHORIZED In many cases, the problem can be fixed by correcting the system time. This is necessary, because the time is part of the OAuth authorization flow and the signature that is used to communicate with the Discogs API.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2022, 5:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/possible-easy-solution-to-failed-to-authenticate-using-qauth-1-401-unauthorized/52381/3 "2022-04-14T05:43:01Z")
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