How to fix tefBAD_AUTH_MASTER

[luongquocdinh]

I have domain authentication and get the ripple.txt file. It has an account and validation_public_key.

I use it for payment but error:

{
   "resultCode": "tefBAD_AUTH_MASTER"
   "resultMessage": "Auth for unclaimed account needs correct master key."
}

My code

const RippleAPI = require('ripple-lib').RippleAPI

// TESTNET ADDRESS 1
const ADDRESS_1 = process.argv[2];
const SECRET_1 = process.argv[3];

// TESTNET ADDRESS 2
const ADDRESS_2 = process.argv[4];

const instructions = {maxLedgerVersionOffset: 5}
const currency = 'XRP'
const amount = process.argv[5];

const payment = {
  source: {
    address: ADDRESS_1,
    maxAmount: {
      value: amount,
      currency: currency
    }
  },
  destination: {
    address: ADDRESS_2,
    amount: {
      value: amount,
      currency: currency
    }
  }
}

const api = new RippleAPI({
  server: 'wss://s1.ripple.com'                 // MAINNET
  //server: 'wss://s.altnet.rippletest.net:51233'   // TESTNET
})

api.connect().then(() => {
  console.log('Connected...')
  api.preparePayment(ADDRESS_1, payment, instructions).then(prepared => {
    const {signedTransaction, id} = api.sign(prepared.txJSON, SECRET_1)
    console.log(id)
    api.submit(signedTransaction).then(result => {
      console.log(JSON.stringify(result, null, 2))
      api.disconnect()
    })
  })
}).catch(console.error)

I took the secret value as the validation_public_key value in the ripple.txt file. Was it right?

Help me

Thank you

[intelliot]

Why do you want to use the validation_public_key as the secret?

Normally, you need to generate a secret. One way to do this is with generateAddress.

[luongquocdinh]

Yes, but how to fix error - tefBAD_AUTH_MASTER? I understand this error is because the single signature provided to authorize this transaction does not match the master key, but no regular key is associated with this address.

How to overlap master key and the single signature provided to authorize this transaction. Validate domain again?

Thanks

[intelliot]

The XRP Ledger account that you use for payments typically does not need a domain associated with it.

tefBAD_AUTH_MASTER means that the secret does not match the address. For the XRP Test Net, you can generate an address and secret at https://developers.ripple.com/xrp-test-net-faucet.html

[luongquocdinh]

I lost the secret key of my account. How can get the secret key from the account?

Thanks.

[intelliot]

How did you lose it?

The secret is generally not recoverable. You will need to generate a new secret (which will have a different address, of course).

[luongquocdinh]

Thanks, I fixed it 👍