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| | I always wondered how Google Authenticator style 2-factor codes worked. The process of going from QR code to rotating 6-digit pin seemed a bit magical. A few days ago, my curiosity found itself coupled with some free time. Here's what I found: What's in the QR Code I scanned the QR code from Github with a barcode scanning app. Here's what's inside: otpauth://totp/Github:rcoh?secret=onswg4tforrw6zdf&issuer=Github Not too surprising. It tells us the protocol, TOTP, who is issuing this OTP code (Github), and most importantly the secret:1
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| | Part 3 is the last part in this short cycle. Here I'll explain all the details around Time-based One-Time Password algorithm. I'll finish up by also elaborating on things common to both, HMAC-Based One-Time Password algorithm: QR Codes used to easily transfer secrets from the server to the Authenticator app Base32 algorithm - used to store non-printable secret in a URI (effectively stored by the QR Codes mentioned above). TOTP One way to avoid the problems with lack of feedback between server and the app...
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| | I've been slowly removing Google apps from my life, and one of the last ones left is Authenticator. In this post I look at migrating codes out of Authenticator to a command-line OTP tool, and the steps involved.
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