TP-Link Smart Home integration cannot authenticate with Tapo C200 cameras.

[ThatBlockyPenguin]

The problem

After updating to Core 2024.12.0, HA discovered my Tapo C200 camera, which I had previously used the ONVIF integration to control. On attempting to add the device via the TP-Link Smart Home integration, once I'd entered my TP-Link credentials, I get the following error message:

Invalid authentication: Server response doesn't match our challenge on ip 192.168.1.181

What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue?

core-2024.12.0

What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core?

No response

What type of installation are you running?

Home Assistant OS

Integration causing the issue

TP-Link Smart Home

Link to integration documentation on our website

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/tplink

Diagnostics information

As each device shows up as a new integration entry, and I can't add the device without authenticating it, I cannot obtain diagnostics at this time.

Example YAML snippet

No response

Anything in the logs that might be useful for us?

Additional information

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Hey there @rytilahti, @bdraco, @sdb9696, mind taking a look at this issue as it has been labeled with an integration (tplink) you are listed as a code owner for? Thanks!

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[timr49]

Same thing with my Tapo C325WB camera. After upgrading to HA core 2024.12.1 the message changed to
Invalid authentication: Error trying handshake1: {'data': {'code': -40404, 'sec_left': 433}, 'error_code': -40401}

[adriansuder]

I had ha core 2024.7 and ma tapo c210 was not discovered. After update to 2024.12.1 my camera is possible to find but I also getting error: "server response does not match our.."

[sdb9696]

@ThatBlockyPenguin the screenshot you've posted suggests something not right with your upgrade. Maybe you need to refresh your browser, delete the caches etc.

@adriansuder please make sure you're trying your tplink credentials. if that doesn't work please open a new issue with debug logs and details of firmware versions etc.

@timr49 we haven't tested with the C325WB so it's not listed as supported in the docs. Feel free to hmu on discord if you want to help with testing.

[adriansuder]

@ThatBlockyPenguin the screenshot you've posted suggests something not right with your upgrade. Maybe you need to refresh your browser, delete the caches etc.

@adriansuder please make sure you're trying your tplink credentials. if that doesn't work please open a new issue with debug logs and details of firmware versions etc.

@timr49 we haven't tested with the C325WB so it's not listed as supported in the docs. Feel free to hmu on discord if you want to help with testing.

I have new camera and I cant add integration, so I cant enable debug logs and get diagnostic.
I have HA core 2024.12.1 HAOS 14.0
Camera tapo c210 with newest firmare 1.3.11 build 240427 and yes I use my tplink credentials email+password. I have only this
Invalid authentication: Server response doesn't match our challenge on ip 192.168.68.52

At the moment maybe I have to low exp with HA, but I do not know how to debug exceptions during adding new integrations.

[lucazade]

Same issue here for C200 and C110 cameras

[strickersuk]

Same for me with a C100.

[LillanEriksson]

Same for me with my two C520WS

[behub-au]

Are these two issues related and the app update on the 13th will solve the issue? I am having the same Invalid authentication issues, but I have also had no functionality for my tapo cameras in HA since the firmware update months ago.

JurajNyiri/HomeAssistant-Tapo-Control#551 (comment)

[dr-g-marinos]

I have just updated to HA core 2024.12.1 & HAOS 14.0 - and suddenly there are 3 newly discovered TAPO cameras (C225 and 2 x TC72) - both of which were integrated into HA via Generic Camera Integration (using RTSP) - and still work fine. However was hoping to have all of the camera diagnostics and entities available now that TP-Link smart home integration recognizes there is this authentication issue. Wonder if I need to remove them from Generic Camera Integration?

[wwelles]

python-kasa/python-kasa#1351 (comment)