Xbox Series S Additional Authentication needed

Discus and support Xbox Series S Additional Authentication needed in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; This message has been popping up for a couple weeks and it’s VERY annoying! Tried everything I’ve read online, restarting router, clearing MAC address,... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by MsCrazyKnees, Nov 10, 2021.

  1. MsCrazyKnees
    MsCrazyKnees Guest

    Xbox Series S Additional Authentication needed


    This message has been popping up for a couple weeks and it’s VERY annoying! Tried everything I’ve read online, restarting router, clearing MAC address, changing MAC address, hard resetting Xbox. Nothing is working! Any ideas?

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    MsCrazyKnees, Nov 10, 2021
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  2. SammyVS Win User

    Xbox Series S Additional Authentication needed

    I'm Samy an independent advisor. Welcome to the Xbox community. How are you?

    Did you change your console MAC as instructed in this link?

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/xbox/forum/...

    Do you have access to your router settings? Could you reset the router to factory defaults and try to connect again?
  3. SwordofWhedon Win User

    Xbox s series halo 5 xbox one disc

    Because there is no "CD license:". It's a Blu-ray by the way

    There is an authentication fingerprint contained at the disc that the special drive in the Xbox reads

    Without the additional hardware, and paring with the Xbox motherboard, there is no way to decrypt the data on the disc

    There is no ability for the Series S to authenticate the disc, just as a digital copy authenticates with the servers, so you do not have a useable license.
  4. taidara Win User

    Additional authentication needed???

    Are you connecting your console to a hotspot, or a guest network at a hotel, which are secured by a captive portal (authentication web page)?

    The second option require you to spoof the MAC address of an already associated/authenticated/authorized device and not the MAC address of whatever interface you're using to connect your Xbox (ethernet/wireless).

    Also, make sure you're not concurrently connected with the current associated/authenticated/authorized device and your console, as they use the very same layer 2 identity.
  5. XBF Diego M Win User

    Additional Authentication Needed

    Hi Kevin,

    Every hardware device that connects to a network has an identifier code that is called a MAC address. This is how devices recognize each other because every device has a set and unique MAC address, unlike an IP address that cycles and changes periodically.

    If I'm not mistaken the additional authentication required is your internet provider asking for your Xbox's MAC address to add it to the approved list of devices that your router allows to connect to. When you select the authenticate now button, it will
    not load the page since it's trying to load a secure site that your ISP would authenticate the MAC address by first signing in to your router settings.

    We have seen higher instances of this happening with AT&T for some reason, but essentially you need to make sure with AT&T that your Xbox is not being MAC filtered out from your router.

    Before contacting AT&T, I suggest troubleshooting the console's MAC address and see if makes the Xbox more discoverable. Go to Settings>Network>Network Settings>Advanced Settings>Alternate MAC address>Clear and then select Restart Now when prompted.

    If that doesn't work, call AT&T and ask for assistance with making sure your Xbox is not being filtered out. The console's MAC address can be found under the Advanced settings so have that ready when contacting your provider.
  6. Njal the Blue Win User

    Additional Authentication Needed

    Are you talking about WiFi authentication?
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