Enabling Recaptcha

Software Support
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I have looked at other recaptcha posts but have not yet found a solution. I have entered the correct codes registered for the site. This is redacted from config.inc.php What am I doing wrong? Error message: ERROR for site owner: Invalid key type

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; Captcha Settings ;
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[captcha]

; Whether or not to enable ReCaptcha
recaptcha = on

; Public key for reCaptcha (see http://www.google.com/recaptcha)
recaptcha_public_key = xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

; Private key for reCaptcha (see http://www.google.com/recaptcha)
recaptcha_private_key = xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

; Whether or not to use Captcha on user registration
captcha_on_register = on

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Hi Gail,

Did you register for version 2 or version 3?

Cheers,
Jason

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Version 3

Gail Simon, D.Prof

Editor

Murmurations. Journal of Transformative Systemic Practice

www.murmurations.cloud

4

OJS 2.4.x and OJS 3.1.x currently only support ReCAPTCHA v2.

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Oh I love easy solutions! Working now. Thanks!

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what am i doing wrong in config.inc.php?
using Recaptcha 2, OJS 3.2.0.1

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
; Captcha Settings ;
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[captcha]

; Whether or not to enable ReCaptcha
recaptcha = on

; Public key for reCaptcha (see http://www.google.com/recaptcha)
recaptcha_public_key = public key is in there really

; Private key for reCaptcha (see http://www.google.com/recaptcha)
recaptcha_private_key = private key is in there really

; Whether or not to use Captcha on user registration
captcha_on_register = on

; Validate the hostname in the ReCaptcha response
recaptcha_enforce_hostname = off

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Can anyone help with this: still having problems. See screenshot about not passing the validation check to prevent spam submissions.
Using Recaptcha 2 on OJS 3.2.1.1

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Hi @gail,

Does your web server require a proxy in order to contact outside systems?

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team

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Not that I am aware of. It is in public html folder on a well known hosting provider

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Hi @gail,

Could you confirm with your hosting provider? If there is a proxy, then you’ll need to configure OJS to work with it in order for the ReCAPTCHA exchange to work as expected

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team

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It is Zen hosting. I have enabled allow_url_fopen if that helps.