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What is the mechanics of an Authenticators like Aegis and others
17.01.25
1. It takes the Timestamp and divides it by 30 to a 30-second interval number 2. Take this number and a character string for a secret_key text and send them both to a hash function like ``` HMAC_SHA1(secret_key, timestamp) ``` 3. the return is a unique number you can compare between not connected machines as long they have the same secret_key 4. command line tool to play with it ``` apt-get install oathtool oathtool --base32 --totp ABCDEFG ```
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