otp-gen 0.1.2

Generate one time passwords

A command line interface for generating one time passwords as per RFC 4226 and RFC 6238

Requirements

• Python version 3.6.x and greater

Installation

The way to install otp-gen is to use pip

$ pip3 install otp-gen

Getting Started

You need to provision secret key, issuer, user associated with token by using config command. Default values are shown if any.

$ otp config
Secret key: JBSWY3DPEHPK3PXP
Issuer: Foo
User: Bar
Period (30 seconds):
Digits (6):
Algorithm (SHA-256):

Usage

You can request a new OTP by using get command. A progress bar appears next to the code to indicate expiry period of it. get continuously provides valid codes until killed.

$ otp get
Code = 004790, progress [*****************-----------------------]

Current configuration can be embedded in a QR code by using qrcode command.

$ otp qrcode

References

• https://github.com/google/google-authenticator/wiki/Key-Uri-Format

• https://github.com/freeotp

License

otp-gen is under MIT license