altstoreio / altstoreio/AltStore
Cannot install altstore due to server error
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Description
(3020) Failed to perform authentication handshake with server.
Running iPadOS 18.5 and cannot install altstore
AltServer could not sign in with your Apple ID. Failed to perform authentication handshake with server.
Error Description
AltServer could not sign in with your Apple ID. Failed to perform authentication handshake with server.
Failure
AltServer could not sign in with your Apple ID.
Failure Reason
Failed to perform authentication handshake with server.
Never had this issue before using altstore for a few years now
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First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction
The report names AltServer, Apple ID sign-in, and iPadOS 18.5 but no files, tests, or entry points. Start by reproducing the authentication handshake failure and inspect the AltServer sign-in path; done means confirming the cause and restoring installation without the server error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ios
- Domain
- authentication, mobile-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100