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IG API error: error.public-api.failure.encryption.required

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error.public-api.failure.encryption.required
Kind
API error code
HTTP status
400
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IG

What does error.public-api.failure.encryption.required mean on the IG API?

A login was sent to version 1 of the session endpoint by a client of the IG Singapore company. IG says those clients must use version 2, because their passwords have to be sent encrypted.

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How do I fix error.public-api.failure.encryption.required?

Use version 2 of POST /session and send the password encrypted, as IG's page states.