Authorization failures with SuperVP on macOS

Posté par: Greg Beller Il y a 2 semaines, 5 jours

In some cases, the problem is caused by old hidden licensing files (._ifpk*) left over from previous installations or system migrations. Deleting these files and reauthorizing with a fresh key resolved the issue for multiple users.

On macOS Sequoia, Apple's Private Wi-Fi Address feature can interfere with the licensing system because authorization is tied to the network MAC address. Overall, the thread highlights these two common causes and their corresponding workarounds.

Overall, the thread identifies two common causes of authorization failures:

Stale hidden licensing files (._ifpk*) left by previous installations or migrated systems.
macOS Sequoia's Private Wi-Fi Address feature interfering with the hardware-based licensing system. (Ircam Forum)

Main issue

Multiple users were unable to authorize SuperVP on macOS. Running:

supervp -init_key_file Ircam_Activation_Key.txt

(or with the newer authorization filename) consistently returned "authorization failed" even with freshly generated keys. (Ircam Forum)

Investigation

A series of possible causes:

Verified the authorization key wasn't corrupted by asking users to inspect and share it privately.
Checked whether the user's shell configuration (bash vs. zsh) was causing problems.
Asked users to inspect hidden files in their home directory with ls -la, suspecting stale licensing data from previous installations. (Ircam Forum)

Root cause (for the Sonoma user)

The affected computer contained an old hidden protection file (apparently from an October 2023 authorization), likely because the machine had been cloned or migrated from another Mac.

The fix was to:

Open Terminal.
List hidden files:
```
ls -la
```
Remove old protection files:
```
rm -fr ._ifpk*
```
Verify they're gone with another ls -la.
Re-authorize SuperVP using a fresh authorization key (valid for 15 days). (Ircam Forum)

The original poster confirmed:

"Now SuperVP works!" (Ircam Forum)

Additional discovery

Another forum member later reported that deleting the hidden ._ifpk* files solved the same problem for them as well. (Ircam Forum)

macOS Sequoia warning

macOS Sequoia introduces a different issue:

Apple's Private Wi-Fi Address (MAC randomization) interferes with IRCAM's licensing mechanism because the protection is tied to the network MAC address.
The workaround is to temporarily disable the Private Wi-Fi Address for authorization, authorize SuperVP, and then restore the setting afterward. (Ircam Forum)

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