security badge wont verify

[mycodetree]

I have brute force and unique ip enabled, I have a security encryption key and I am not in a localhost environment. My badge still wont verify.

[Eduan]

Are you using this code?:

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    <div class="ws-plugin--s2member-s-badge">
    <a href="http://www.s2member.com/" onclick="window.open('http://www.s2member.com/s-badges/s-details.php?v=%%v%%&amp;site_url=%%site_url%%%%no_cache%%%%display_on_failure%%', '_popup', 'width=752,height=702,left='+((screen.width/2)-(752/2))+',screenX='+((screen.width/2)-(752/2))+',top='+((screen.height/2)-(702/2))+',screenY='+((screen.height/2)-(702/2))+',location=0,menubar=0,toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,resizable=1'); return false;" title="s2Member&reg; ( security for WordPress&reg; )"><img src="//www.s2member.com/s-badges/s-badge.php?v=%%v%%&amp;site_url=%%site_url%%%%no_cache%%%%display_on_failure%%" style="border:0;" alt="s2Member&reg; ( security for WordPress&reg; )" title="s2Member&reg; ( security for WordPress&reg; )" /></a>
    </div> 

[Eduan]

Oh and this post may be of interest:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=14288&p=29497&hilit=security+badge#p29497

Hope this helps.

[mycodetree]

I am using the shortcode it provides (so presumably, it generates the correct long code). The thread that was mentioned didn't not contain anything I haven't already tried.

I have the wp-config keys generated, unique IP restrictions is set to 5 attempts (same as brute force) and I have a unique security key.

Any more ideas?

[mycodetree]

okay,

solved the issue ... my security key onloy has 59 characters in it, not the full 60! I know it says NEVER TO DO IT, but what is the impact on usrs and data if I change the key?

[Eduan]

Apparently you will lose everything s2Member has saved, as I understand that key encrypts everything in your site in order to protect it...

Here's a post that may be of interest: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=651&p=41731&hilit=security+encryption+key#p41731

[Eduan]

Have you tried this post?:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=14288&p=29497&hilit=security+badge#p29497

[Jason Caldwell]

Please see this article which covers all of the requirements in detail:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=15600#p48550