Authentication error

[stml]

Using flickrdownloadr on Ubuntu 18.04, and latest Chrome as main browser.

When I launch flickrdownloadr I am directed to Chrome, which opens the Flickr API authentication page. I click to authorise access to my account for flickrdownloadr, but then get an error page:

This site can’t provide a secure connection localhost sent an invalid response. ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR

This page has the address:

https://localhost:14831/?oauth_token=XXXXX&oauth_verifier=YYYYYYYY

No authentication is received by flickrdownloadr so I cannot proceed.

Advice appreciated.

[robermann]

Perhaps is a firewall issue? Retry after disabling it.

Il Mar 12 Nov 2019, 09:08 James Bridle notifications@github.com ha scritto:

Using flickrdownloadr on Ubuntu 18.04, and latest Chrome as main browser.

When I launch flickrdownloadr I am directed to Chrome, which opens the Flickr API authentication page. I click to authorise access to my account for flickrdownloadr, but then get an error page:

This site can’t provide a secure connection localhost sent an invalid response. ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR

This page has the address:

https://localhost:14831/?oauth_token=XXXXX&oauth_verifier=YYYYYYYY

No authentication is received by flickrdownloadr so I cannot proceed.

Advice appreciated.

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[stml]

I don't have a firewall. I checked VPN was disabled. I've disabled all browser extensions. I can't think of anything else to turn off.

[stml]

I've also tried over a different network connection, so it's not the local network.

[robermann]

It looks like Ubuntu 18.04 has by default a firewall:

https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-enable-disable-firewall-on-ubuntu-18-04-bionic-beaver-linux

Just type:

sudo ufw status

Best wishes, Roberto

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I've also tried over a different network connection, so it's not the local network.

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[stml]

I have checked, and the firewall is disabled by default, and inactive on my machine.

[blackpawninja]

Same problem, on windows. Firefox give this error message:

SSL received a record that exceeded the maximum permissible length. Error code: SSL_ERROR_RX_RECORD_TOO_LONG

I don't think this is firewall issue because the error is not about connection being blocked

[blackpawninja]

one workaround is replacing the https:// to http:// in the browser page that shows the error

[cutedaffodil]

Sorry about the late response here

@stml - something must have changed at flickr's end in the recent past - even though the app is suggesting to use the http://localhost... URL, flickr is redirecting back to https://localhost... one

So as @blackpawninja suggested, the workaround is to change https to http (retaining everything else) on the browser window that shows up after authentication

[nfloersch]

one workaround is replacing the https:// to http:// in the browser page that shows the error

This worked for me.