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# sk106582 - "Wrong username and password" error when authenticating via SecurID

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk106582 |
| Date Created | 2015-11-12 |
| Last Modified | 2017-04-06 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * Users cannot authenticate with SecurID after replacing `sdconf.rec` file with an updated one from the RSA SecurID server, receiving "`Wrong username and password`" error.
* "`Node Secret mismatch: cleared on server but not on agent`" message in the RSA SecurID server logs.

## Cause

The "*securid* " file (a Secret Node key that is exchanged between the Security gateway and the RSA SecurID Server) is corrupted.

## Solution

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