How to Solve Error Message `snyk` requires an authenticated account. Please run `snyk auth` and try again.

This is an article where the primary focus is just to solve a certain error message. Actually, there is an error message which appear upon running a certain command. As in the description of the title of this article, it is a command which has the connection with ‘Snyk’ tool. Actually, it has a certain connection with the previous article. That previous article exist in ‘How to Authenticate Github Account to Use Snyk in Microsoft Windows‘.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Solve Error Message `snyk` requires an authenticated account.
• Test the solution

Introduction

So, before ‘Snyk’ tool is available for usage, there is a certain requirement which is necessary. It is for authenticating ‘Snyk’ tool so that it be available for further usage. Before going out for the solution, below is the actual process where the error message appear :

PS C:\snyk> snyk auth

Now redirecting you to our auth page, go ahead and log in,
and once the auth is complete, return to this prompt and you'll
be ready to start using snyk.

If you can't wait use this url:
https://app.snyk.io/login?token=daa7aab0-1973-4da8-921f-1212f7623a77&utm_medium=cli&utm_source=cli&utm_campaign=CLI_V1_PLUGIN&utm_campaign_content=1.1105.0&os=windows_nt&docker=false

For the authentication process of ‘Snyk’ tool, it is actually available as

PS C:\snyk> snyk auth

Now redirecting you to our auth page, go ahead and log in,
and once the auth is complete, return to this prompt and you'll
be ready to start using snyk.

If you can't wait use this url:
https://app.snyk.io/login?token=daa7aab0-1973-4da8-921f-1212f7623a77&utm_medium=cli&utm_source=cli&utm_campaign=CLI_V1_PLUGIN&utm_campaign_content=1.1105.0&os=windows_nt&docker=false

Authentication failed with error "snyk test requires an authenticated account. Please run snyk auth and try again.". 
PS C:\snyk>

Solve Error Message ‘snyk’ requires an authenticated account.

Basically, the error message actually occur because of the error process for authenticating Github account to permit Snyk to use it for further access. So, the solution is also available in the previous article. Just authenticate using the correct credential username and password of the Github account. In order to see the detail and step of the process, just check the article in ‘How to Authenticate Github Account to Use Snyk in Microsoft Windows‘.

Test the solution

In order to check whether the solution is a success, just type the command for authenticating the ‘Snyk’ tool in the command line interface. Just follow the steps below:

1. Just run either command line interface such as Command Prompot or Power Shell tool since the execution is in a host or a local device running using Microsoft Windows operating system. Below is the example of the command line interface or Power Shell :

   Windows PowerShell
   Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
   
   Install the latest PowerShell for new features and improvements! https://aka.ms/PSWindows
   
   PS C:\Users\Personal>

   The above is an example of the running Power Shell, furthermore as an example is the appearance of Command Prompt below :

   Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22621.1265]
   (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
   
   C:\Users\Personal>
   

2. Soon after, just type ‘snyk auth’ in the command line as follows :

   Windows PowerShell
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   PS C:\Users\Personal> snyk auth
   
   Now redirecting you to our auth page, go ahead and log in,
   and once the auth is complete, return to this prompt and you'll
   be ready to start using snyk.
   
   If you can't wait use this url:
   https://app.snyk.io/login?token=ce18974f-67e0-4251-a375-189c7c1296a2&utm_medium=cli&utm_source=cli&utm_campaign=CLI_V1_PLUGIN&utm_campaign_content=1.1105.0&os=windows_nt&docker=false
   
   Waiting... 
   

   As for the example using Command Prompt will be exist as follows :

   Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22621.1265]
   (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
   
   C:\Users\Personal>snyk auth
   
   Now redirecting you to our auth page, go ahead and log in,
   and once the auth is complete, return to this prompt and you'll
   be ready to start using snyk.
   
   If you can't wait use this url:
   https://app.snyk.io/login?token=3f41bb0d-5360-478c-91ac-1c5f575bf601&utm_medium=cli&utm_source=cli&utm_campaign=CLI_V1_PLUGIN&utm_campaign_content=1.1105.0&os=windows_nt&docker=false
   
   Waiting... 
   

3. By the time the execution of the above the process, there will be a page appear in the web browser which will ask for authentication as follows :

   

   After clicking the green button with ‘Authenticate’ label, since the process for the authentication of the Github account is already a success. As for the process authenticating Github account to the Snyk tool, just read in ‘How to Authenticate Github Account to Use Snyk in Microsoft Windows‘. So, it will just redirect to another page informing the success as follows :

   

4. As soon as the authentication process is a success, get back to the command line interface, it will just appear another output as follows :

   Windows PowerShell
   Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
   
   Install the latest PowerShell for new features and improvements! https://aka.ms/PSWindows
   
   PS C:\Users\Personal> snyk auth
   
   Now redirecting you to our auth page, go ahead and log in,
   and once the auth is complete, return to this prompt and you'll
   be ready to start using snyk.
   
   If you can't wait use this url:
   https://app.snyk.io/login?token=ce18974f-67e0-4251-a375-189c7c1296a2&utm_medium=cli&utm_source=cli&utm_campaign=CLI_V1_PLUGIN&utm_campaign_content=1.1105.0&os=windows_nt&docker=false
   
   Waiting... 
   Your account has been authenticated. Snyk is now ready to be used.
   
   PS C:\Users\Personal>
   

   As for the example using Command Prompt will be exist as follows :

   Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22621.1265]
   (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
   
   C:\Users\Personal>snyk auth
   
   Now redirecting you to our auth page, go ahead and log in,
   and once the auth is complete, return to this prompt and you'll
   be ready to start using snyk.
   
   If you can't wait use this url:
   https://app.snyk.io/login?token=3f41bb0d-5360-478c-91ac-1c5f575bf601&utm_medium=cli&utm_source=cli&utm_campaign=CLI_V1_PLUGIN&utm_campaign_content=1.1105.0&os=windows_nt&docker=false
   
   Waiting... 
   Your account has been authenticated. Snyk is now ready to be used.
   
   
   C:\Users\Personal>
   

   In the end of the output above, there is an additional output giving information that th account has been authenticated.