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PR60X Cloudflare DDNS
I am getting an "Authentication unsuccessful" for my Cloudflare DDNS. I have tested my api token so I know it works. I think it may be the username. I have tried my email address tied to the api toke...
The "Authentication unsuccessful" error in router-based DDNS setups is frequently caused by the router using an outdated Global API Key protocol rather than the modern API Token standard. If your router requires a username and won't let you leave it blank, it is likely expecting your Cloudflare email address paired with your Global API Key (found under My Profile > API Tokens), rather than a scoped Bearer token. If you must use a scoped API Token and the router demands a username, try entering token or bearer as a placeholder, but be aware that many older router firmwares simply do not support the Authorization Header format required for new tokens and will only work with the Global Key.
Yup that was it! My router wanted the full email address and the Global API key. I also corrected the "Domain" field. I removed my purchased domain name and instead placed my NS (Name Server). In my case the NS was "domaincontrol.com". Thank you for maritn for your help!
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