I have installed the new version of Pangolin and tried to add a two-factor authentication with QR.
Unfortunately, when adding it to the Ente Auth application, the generated key is incorrect, preventing me from adding TOPT.
Specifications
Pangolin version: 1.9.4
Ente Auth version: 4.4.4
Originally created by @vk2r on GitHub (Sep 4, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin/issues/1412
I have installed the new version of Pangolin and tried to add a two-factor authentication with QR.
Unfortunately, when adding it to the Ente Auth application, the generated key is incorrect, preventing me from adding TOPT.
### Specifications
- Pangolin version: 1.9.4
- Ente Auth version: 4.4.4
@oschwartz10612 commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2025):
I just tested on the latest version and I think it is working? This can
break if the time of your server is off. Could you make sure the time is
right?
I am not super familiar with Ente, but sometimes the string it gives you
is not parsed correctly from pangolin. For example:
The actual OTP secret here is QHNSPVT4LR3JFT62XZWCP7H5GE4ZY2OH.
Does that help?
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@oschwartz10612 commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2025):
I just tested on the latest version and I think it is working? This can
break if the time of your server is off. Could you make sure the time is
right?
I am not super familiar with Ente, but sometimes the string it gives you
is not parsed correctly from pangolin. For example:
otpauth://totp/Pangolin:admin%40fosrl.io?secret=QHNSPVT4LR3JFT62XZWCP7H5GE4ZY2OH&issuer=Pangolin
The actual OTP secret here is QHNSPVT4LR3JFT62XZWCP7H5GE4ZY2OH.
Does that help?
I'm sorry. There was no way.
I tried Microsoft Authenticator and it didn't work either. I tried entering it manually and the same message keeps appearing.
This is my referral URL:
otpauth://totp/Pangolin:admin%40vk-studios.net?secret=COU7NDUXYB3SW2FHTXRPZBFNM222CHBI&issuer=Pangolin
This is the message I get :
It could be due to the time zone mismatch. My VPS is located in Germany and I am in Chile.
How can I change the time zone?
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@vk2r commented on GitHub (Sep 5, 2025):
I'm sorry. There was no way.
I tried Microsoft Authenticator and it didn't work either. I tried entering it manually and the same message keeps appearing.
This is my referral URL:
otpauth://totp/Pangolin:admin%40vk-studios.net?secret=COU7NDUXYB3SW2FHTXRPZBFNM222CHBI&issuer=Pangolin
This is the message I get :
<img width="603" height="126" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/04c505ac-11ed-42ac-971f-1e58ef1ca0e3" />
It could be due to the time zone mismatch. My VPS is located in Germany and I am in Chile.
How can I change the time zone?
I'm sorry. There was no way. I tried Microsoft Authenticator and it didn't work either. I tried entering it manually and the same message keeps appearing.
This is my referral URL: otpauth://totp/Pangolin:admin%40vk-studios.net?secret=COU7NDUXYB3SW2FHTXRPZBFNM222CHBI&issuer=Pangolin
This is the message I get :
It could be due to the time zone mismatch. My VPS is located in Germany and I am in Chile.
How can I change the time zone?
sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
If your VPS is Ubuntu or Debian.
Also you can try to pass TZ variable to the Pangolin container using environment variable depending on where you live.
environment:
- TZ=America/Santiago
or
environment:
- TZ=Pacific/Easter
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@v1rusnl commented on GitHub (Sep 8, 2025):
> I'm sorry. There was no way. I tried Microsoft Authenticator and it didn't work either. I tried entering it manually and the same message keeps appearing.
>
> This is my referral URL: otpauth://totp/Pangolin:admin%40vk-studios.net?secret=COU7NDUXYB3SW2FHTXRPZBFNM222CHBI&issuer=Pangolin
>
> This is the message I get : <img alt="Image" width="603" height="126" src="https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/1544900/485905240-04c505ac-11ed-42ac-971f-1e58ef1ca0e3.png?jwt=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.-Wjh-NqDugRe3o1rELKvhALDuhPiPof6TpyAqOs1GMA">
>
> It could be due to the time zone mismatch. My VPS is located in Germany and I am in Chile.
>
> How can I change the time zone?
`sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata`
If your VPS is Ubuntu or Debian.
Also you can try to pass TZ variable to the Pangolin container using environment variable depending on where you live.
```
environment:
- TZ=America/Santiago
```
or
```
environment:
- TZ=Pacific/Easter
```
@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Sep 23, 2025):
This issue has been automatically marked as stale due to 14 days of inactivity. It will be closed in 14 days if no further activity occurs.
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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Sep 23, 2025):
This issue has been automatically marked as stale due to 14 days of inactivity. It will be closed in 14 days if no further activity occurs.
Looks like OP reacted to the last comment as if their issue was resolved?
@vk2r Do you mind closing the issue if your problem has been fixed?
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@l3pr-org commented on GitHub (Oct 6, 2025):
Looks like OP reacted to the last comment as if their issue was resolved?
@vk2r Do you mind closing the issue if your problem has been fixed?
Looks like OP reacted to the last comment as if their issue was resolved?
@vk2r Do you mind closing the issue if your problem has been fixed?
Close this issue. I reinstalled everything from scratch and it worked without problems.
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@vk2r commented on GitHub (Oct 6, 2025):
> Looks like OP reacted to the last comment as if their issue was resolved?
>
> [@vk2r](https://github.com/vk2r) Do you mind closing the issue if your problem has been fixed?
Close this issue. I reinstalled everything from scratch and it worked without problems.
You will have to close the issue yourself. Only the issue creator and repository maintainers/owners have permissions to close issues. There is a 'close issue' button next to the green 'comment' button.
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Originally created by @vk2r on GitHub (Sep 4, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin/issues/1412
I have installed the new version of Pangolin and tried to add a two-factor authentication with QR.
Unfortunately, when adding it to the Ente Auth application, the generated key is incorrect, preventing me from adding TOPT.
Specifications
@oschwartz10612 commented on GitHub (Sep 4, 2025):
I just tested on the latest version and I think it is working? This can
break if the time of your server is off. Could you make sure the time is
right?
I am not super familiar with Ente, but sometimes the string it gives you
is not parsed correctly from pangolin. For example:
otpauth://totp/Pangolin:admin%40fosrl.io?secret=QHNSPVT4LR3JFT62XZWCP7H5GE4ZY2OH&issuer=Pangolin
The actual OTP secret here is QHNSPVT4LR3JFT62XZWCP7H5GE4ZY2OH.
Does that help?
@vk2r commented on GitHub (Sep 5, 2025):
I'm sorry. There was no way.
I tried Microsoft Authenticator and it didn't work either. I tried entering it manually and the same message keeps appearing.
This is my referral URL:
otpauth://totp/Pangolin:admin%40vk-studios.net?secret=COU7NDUXYB3SW2FHTXRPZBFNM222CHBI&issuer=Pangolin
This is the message I get :
It could be due to the time zone mismatch. My VPS is located in Germany and I am in Chile.
How can I change the time zone?
@v1rusnl commented on GitHub (Sep 8, 2025):
sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdataIf your VPS is Ubuntu or Debian.
Also you can try to pass TZ variable to the Pangolin container using environment variable depending on where you live.
or
@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Sep 23, 2025):
This issue has been automatically marked as stale due to 14 days of inactivity. It will be closed in 14 days if no further activity occurs.
@l3pr-org commented on GitHub (Oct 6, 2025):
Looks like OP reacted to the last comment as if their issue was resolved?
@vk2r Do you mind closing the issue if your problem has been fixed?
@vk2r commented on GitHub (Oct 6, 2025):
Close this issue. I reinstalled everything from scratch and it worked without problems.
@l3pr-org commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025):
You will have to close the issue yourself. Only the issue creator and repository maintainers/owners have permissions to close issues. There is a 'close issue' button next to the green 'comment' button.