Enable OTP problem

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The Basics

  • Nextcloud Server version (e.g., 29.x.x):
    • Nextcloud 32
  • Operating system and version (e.g., Ubuntu 24.04):
    • Docker 29.1.3 with image(linuxserver/nextcloud:latest)
  • Web server and version (e.g, Apache 2.4.25):
    • Nginx
  • Reverse proxy and version _(e.g. nginx 1.27.2)
    • Synology
  • PHP version (e.g, 8.3):
    • PHP 8.4.16
  • Is this the first time you’ve seen this error? (Yes / No):
    • Yes
  • When did this problem seem to first start?
    • When I tried to implement the OTP
  • Installation method (e.g. AlO, NCP, Bare Metal/Archive, etc.)
    • Docker image
  • Are you using CloudfIare, mod_security, or similar? (Yes / No)
    • No

Summary of the issue you are facing:

I can’t activate the OTP
I get the message that says “Unable to verify your key. Please try again.”

Steps to replicate it (hint: details matter!):

  1. Want to activate the OTP

Log entries

Nextcloud

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No logs

Web Browser

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PASTE

Web server / Reverse Proxy

The output of your Apache/nginx/system log in /var/log/____:

PASTE HERE

Configuration

Nextcloud

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PASTE HERE

Apps

The output of occ app:list (if possible).

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Wich OTP you want to activate? there are several available for NC. where ist your output of occ app:list?

Here are the installed extensions.
Logically it is twofactor_totp

Enabled:

  • activity: 5.0.0-dev.0
  • bruteforcesettings: 5.0.0-dev.0
  • circles: 32.0.0
  • cloud_federation_api: 1.16.0
  • comments: 1.22.0
  • contactsinteraction: 1.13.1
  • dashboard: 7.12.0
  • dav: 1.34.2
  • encryption: 2.20.0
  • federatedfilesharing: 1.22.0
  • federation: 1.22.0
  • files: 2.4.0
  • files_downloadlimit: 5.0.0-dev.0
  • files_pdfviewer: 5.0.0-dev.0
  • files_reminders: 1.5.0
  • files_sharing: 1.24.1
  • files_trashbin: 1.22.0
  • files_versions: 1.25.0
  • firstrunwizard: 5.0.0-dev.0
  • logreader: 5.0.0-dev.0
  • lookup_server_connector: 1.20.0
  • nextcloud_announcements: 4.0.0-dev.0
  • notifications: 5.0.0-dev.0
  • oauth2: 1.20.0
  • password_policy: 4.0.0-dev.0
  • photos: 5.0.0-dev.1
  • privacy: 4.0.0-dev.0
  • profile: 1.1.0
  • provisioning_api: 1.22.0
  • recommendations: 5.0.0-dev.0
  • related_resources: 3.0.0-dev.0
  • serverinfo: 4.0.0-dev.0
  • settings: 1.15.1
  • sharebymail: 1.22.0
  • support: 4.0.0-dev.0
  • survey_client: 4.0.0-dev.0
  • systemtags: 1.22.0
  • text: 6.0.1
  • theming: 2.7.0
  • theming_customcss: 1.19.0
  • twofactor_backupcodes: 1.21.0
  • twofactor_totp: 14.0.0
  • updatenotification: 1.22.0
  • user_status: 1.12.0
  • viewer: 5.0.0-dev.0
  • weather_status: 1.12.0
  • webhook_listeners: 1.3.0
  • workflowengine: 2.14.0
    Disabled:
  • admin_audit: 1.22.0
  • app_api: 32.0.0 (installed 32.0.0)
  • files_external: 1.24.0
  • richdocuments: 9.0.2 (installed 9.0.2)
  • suspicious_login: 10.0.0-dev.0
  • twofactor_nextcloud_notification: 6.0.0-dev.0
  • user_ldap: 1.23.0

So if using TOTP you need on a mobile device a compatible App. This could be on Android for example FreeOTP+, but there are several others.

I use Google Authentificator on IOS

With Google Authentificator it shall work.

Yet it doesn’t work.
By taking the QR code and the secret.