diff --git a/Registration-with-captcha.md b/Registration-with-captcha.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f4d5cf6 --- /dev/null +++ b/Registration-with-captcha.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +Sometimes the Signal server requires a captcha token for registering a new account. +If your IP address is not deemed trustworthy enough, the registration fails with a captcha required error (`Captcha invalid or required for verification`). + +To get the token, go to https://signalcaptchas.org/registration/generate.html + +After filling the captcha, the site doesn't show the token but redirects to a `signalcaptcha://` url that contains the token. On mobile devices that url is handled by the apps. +To see the URL you can open the browser developer tools (F12) before completing the captcha. + +Check the console in the developer tools for a redirect starting with `signalcaptcha://` +Everything after `signalcaptcha://` is the captcha token. + +Then execute the `register` command again with the `--captcha` argument (https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli/blob/master/man/signal-cli.1.adoc#register) \ No newline at end of file