Generated new public/private keys and turned recaptcha on, but getting the same error as before when I go to create an account.
todofixthis ( 2012-04-17 16:19:42 -0500 )edit"Input error: k: Format of site key was invalid" when reCAPTCHA is turned on
I had reCAPTCHA turned on in /settings/EXTERNAL_KEYS/ on my hosted site, but when people went to create new accounts, they saw the following instead of the reCAPTCHA interface:
Please read and type in the two words below to help us prevent automated account creation.
Input error: k: Format of site key was invalid
I double-checked, and I did input my reCAPTCHA exactly as it appears on my account info on http://google.com/recaptcha.
For reference, here are the keys I was using (they have since been deleted, so they won't work anymore):
- Public Key:
6Ld7UM8SAAAAAGrn74ADTPQLi8DfYikQH3_WmkgA - Private Key:
6Ld7UM8SAAAAAB-pIUr_5ki8PTuWWMLDf0eYo3DX
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I don't know exactly why, but adding to settings.py RECAPTCHA_USE_SSL = True solves this problem for me.
Possibly Google (current owner of the service) now requires encryption... We'll add this setting to the future release and the hosted sites.
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Asked: 2012-03-24 10:28:46 -0500
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Last updated: Apr 15 '12
Got the same error. Be sure to restart your server after saving the new settings for reCaptcha.
nr ( 2012-09-12 05:58:35 -0500 )edit