"Authentication expired" repair notice

I (newby) have an RPI5 running HAOS 2024.8.0. One D1mini ESP-12S with a CJMCU-9808 temp sensor just (less than 24 hours ago) threw the subject error message. The device is on my Wi-Fi and shows temps being recorded in the device log, but the dashboard shows the temperature reading as unavailable. I never had an encryption key on this device. I have deleted the device and re-adopted it. Also, I have reinstalled it. I prefer to resolve this without adding the encryption key as I don’t want to get into another level of password/keyword management if possible.

Supplemental Info:
Since my initial post, I deleted the device I added it using the local USB method. When I check the yaml, there was a set of new passwords and keys added to the yaml. I then when back to the device in HA to configure it and the UI would not accept the encryption key that I found in the device’s revised yaml. It sounded like HA was pointing to the old yaml and didn’t think there was a key. Note I used the same device name. Posted below is a portion of the revised yaml.

2nd Supplemental Info
I have since learned that I do not have to reinstall the device locally (a pain) but rather I just add a couple of lines to the API: section of the yamel and then reinstall OTA and then reconfigure the device using the new encryption key. Added lines are as follows:

api:
  encryption:
    key: "kJNrzVLTn9tXlO45RbwtCP2gAKRstlcqHB4WFYeCVo4="

FULL YAML

substitutions:
  name: d1mini04
  friendly_name: D1mini04

esphome:
  name: ${name}
  friendly_name: ${friendly_name}
  min_version: 2024.6.0
  name_add_mac_suffix: false
  project:
    name: esphome.web
    version: dev

esp8266:
  board: esp01_1m

# Enable logging
logger:

# Enable Home Assistant API
api:

# Allow Over-The-Air updates
ota:
- platform: esphome

# Allow provisioning Wi-Fi via serial
improv_serial:

wifi:
  # Set up a wifi access point
  ap: {}

# In combination with the `ap` this allows the user
# to provision wifi credentials to the device via WiFi AP.
captive_portal:

dashboard_import:
  package_import_url: github://esphome/example-configs/esphome-web/esp8266.yaml@main
  import_full_config: true

# To have a "next url" for improv serial
web_server:

i2c:
  sda: GPIO4
  scl: GPIO5
  scan: true
  id: bus_a

sensor:
  - platform: mcp9808
    name: "Living Room Temperature"
    update_interval: 60s

Part of Revised yaml

# Enable logging
logger:

# Enable Home Assistant API
api:
  encryption:
    key: "kJNrzVLTn9tXlO45RbwtCP2gAKRstlcqHB4WFYeCVo4="

ota:
  - platform: esphome
    password: "dc7d47f57fa9a79550b1485ca40a2c18"

wifi:
  ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
  password: !secret wifi_password

  # Enable fallback hotspot (captive portal) in case wifi connection fails
  ap:
    ssid: "D1Mini04 Fallback Hotspot"
    password: "S0hbWGl3EncQ"

captive_portal:

LATEST LOG

INFO ESPHome 2024.7.3
INFO Reading configuration /config/esphome/d1mini04.yaml...
INFO Starting log output from 192.168.0.61 using esphome API
INFO Successfully connected to d1mini04 @ 192.168.0.61 in 0.003s
INFO Successful handshake with d1mini04 @ 192.168.0.61 in 0.020s
[07:41:40][I][app:100]: ESPHome version 2024.7.3 compiled on Aug 11 2024, 07:35:56
[07:41:40][I][app:102]: Project esphome.web version dev
[07:41:40][C][wifi:599]: WiFi:
[07:41:40][C][wifi:427]:   Local MAC: 84:F3:EB:23:B2:E5
[07:41:40][C][wifi:432]:   SSID: 'XXX-XXX-XXX']redacted]
[07:41:40][C][wifi:435]:   IP Address: 192.168.0.61
[07:41:40][C][wifi:438]:   BSSID: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX[redacted]
[07:41:40][C][wifi:440]:   Hostname: 'd1mini04'
[07:41:40][C][wifi:442]:   Signal strength: -66 dB ▂▄▆█
[07:41:40][C][wifi:446]:   Channel: 11
[07:41:40][C][wifi:447]:   Subnet: 255.255.255.0
[07:41:40][C][wifi:448]:   Gateway: 192.168.0.1
[07:41:40][C][wifi:449]:   DNS1: 192.168.0.1
[07:41:40][C][wifi:450]:   DNS2: 0.0.0.0
[07:41:40][C][logger:185]: Logger:
[07:41:40][C][logger:186]:   Level: DEBUG
[07:41:40][C][logger:188]:   Log Baud Rate: 115200
[07:41:40][C][logger:189]:   Hardware UART: UART0
[07:41:40][C][i2c.arduino:071]: I2C Bus:
[07:41:40][C][i2c.arduino:072]:   SDA Pin: GPIO4
[07:41:40][C][i2c.arduino:073]:   SCL Pin: GPIO5
[07:41:40][C][i2c.arduino:074]:   Frequency: 50000 Hz
[07:41:40][C][i2c.arduino:086]:   Recovery: bus successfully recovered
[07:41:40][I][i2c.arduino:096]: Results from i2c bus scan:
[07:41:40][I][i2c.arduino:102]: Found i2c device at address 0x18
[07:41:40][C][mcp9808:037]: Living Room Temperature:
[07:41:40][C][mcp9808:038]:   Address: 0x18
[07:41:40][C][mcp9808:042]:   Update Interval: 60.0s
[07:41:40][C][mcp9808:043]:   Temperature 'Living Room Temperature'
[07:41:40][C][mcp9808:043]:     Device Class: 'temperature'
[07:41:40][C][mcp9808:043]:     State Class: 'measurement'
[07:41:40][C][mcp9808:043]:     Unit of Measurement: '°C'
[07:41:40][C][mcp9808:043]:     Accuracy Decimals: 1
[07:41:40][C][captive_portal:088]: Captive Portal:
[07:41:40][C][web_server:173]: Web Server:
[07:41:40][C][web_server:174]:   Address: d1mini04.local:80
[07:41:40][C][mdns:116]: mDNS:
[07:41:40][C][mdns:117]:   Hostname: d1mini04
[07:41:40][C][esphome.ota:073]: Over-The-Air updates:
[07:41:40][C][esphome.ota:074]:   Address: d1mini04.local:8266
[07:41:40][C][esphome.ota:075]:   Version: 2
[07:41:40][C][safe_mode:018]: Safe Mode:
[07:41:40][C][safe_mode:019]:   Boot considered successful after 60 seconds
[07:41:40][C][safe_mode:021]:   Invoke after 10 boot attempts
[07:41:40][C][safe_mode:022]:   Remain in safe mode for 300 seconds
[07:41:40][C][api:139]: API Server:
[07:41:40][C][api:140]:   Address: d1mini04.local:6053
[07:41:40][C][api:144]:   Using noise encryption: NO
[07:41:40][C][improv_serial:032]: Improv Serial:
[07:42:11][D][mcp9808:074]: Living Room Temperature: Got temperature=23.8750°C
[07:42:11][D][sensor:093]: 'Living Room Temperature': Sending state 23.87500 °C with 1 decimals of accuracy
[07:43:11][D][mcp9808:074]: Living Room Temperature: Got temperature=23.8750°C
[07:43:11][D][sensor:093]: 'Living Room Temperature': Sending state 23.87500 °C with 1 decimals of accuracy