Backend Error: invalid key: unable to validate API key when trying to auth clients using preauthkeys #645

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opened 2025-12-29 02:21:34 +01:00 by adam · 0 comments
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Originally created by @PowershellScripter on GitHub (Feb 19, 2024).

Headscale v0.22.3 and TS Client 1.56.1, 1.58.2, 1.60.1

When installing v1.58.2 or higher of the TS client, I am presented with a

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the auth key used is reusable and is NOT an api key.

I can run TS client 1.56.1 and the usual tailscale up params and have no issue, but a clean install of any higher versions results in the same. Even restarting headscale and creating new key did not work.

Originally created by @PowershellScripter on GitHub (Feb 19, 2024). Headscale v0.22.3 and TS Client 1.56.1, 1.58.2, 1.60.1 When installing v1.58.2 or higher of the TS client, I am presented with a ![image](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/assets/71091773/c585e667-dd10-430d-aeda-f46e07c9b2c2) the auth key used is reusable and is NOT an api key. I can run TS client 1.56.1 and the usual tailscale up params and have no issue, but a clean install of any higher versions results in the same. Even restarting headscale and creating new key did not work.
adam added the bug label 2025-12-29 02:21:34 +01:00
adam closed this issue 2025-12-29 02:21:34 +01:00
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Reference: starred/headscale#645