URI::otpauth(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation URI::otpauth(3pm)
NAME
URI::otpauth - URI scheme for secret keys for OTP secrets. Usually
found in QR codes
VERSION
Version 5.29
SYNOPSIS
use URI;
# optauth URI from textual uri
my $uri = URI->new( 'otpauth://totp/Example:alice@google.com?secret=NFZS25DINFZV643VOAZXELLTGNRXEM3UH4&issuer=Example' );
# same URI but created from arguments
my $uri = URI::otpauth->new( type => 'totp', issuer => 'Example', account_name => 'alice@google.com', secret => 'is-this_sup3r-s3cr3t?' );
DESCRIPTION
This URI scheme is defined in
<https://github.com/google/google-authenticator/wiki/Key-Uri-Format/>:
SUBROUTINES/METHODS
"new"
Create a new URI::otpauth. The available arguments are listed below;
• account_name - this can be the account name (probably an email
address) used when authenticating with this secret. It is an
optional field.
• algorithm - this is the cryptographic hash function
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographic_hash_function> that
should be used. Current values are SHA1
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA-1>, SHA256
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA-2> or SHA512
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA-2>. It is an optional field and
will default to SHA1.
• counter - this is only required when the type is HOTP.
• digits - this determines the length
<https://github.com/google/google-authenticator/wiki/Key-Uri-
Format/#digits> of the code presented to the user. It is an
optional field and will default to 6 digits.
• issuer - this can be the application / system
<https://github.com/google/google-authenticator/wiki/Key-Uri-
Format/#issuer> that this secret can be used to authenticate to. It
is an optional field.
• label - this is the issuer and the account name
<https://github.com/google/google-authenticator/wiki/Key-Uri-
Format/#label> joined with a ":" character. It is an optional
field.
• period - this is the period that the TOTP code is valid for
<https://github.com/google/google-authenticator/wiki/Key-Uri-
Format/#counter>. It is an optional field and will default to 30
seconds.
• secret - this is the key
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_(cryptography)> that the TOTP
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-based_one-time_password>/HOTP
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAC-based_one-time_password>
algorithm uses to derive the value. It is an arbitrary byte string
and must remain private. This field is mandatory.
• type - this can be 'hotp <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAC-
based_one-time_password>' or 'totp
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-based_one-time_password>'. This
field will default to 'totp'.
"algorithm"
Get or set the algorithm of this otpauth URI.
"account_name"
Get or set the account_name of this otpauth URI.
"counter"
Get or set the counter of this otpauth URI.
"digits"
Get or set the digits of this otpauth URI.
"issuer"
Get or set the issuer of this otpauth URI.
"label"
Get or set the label of this otpauth URI.
"period"
Get or set the period of this otpauth URI.
"secret"
Get or set the secret of this otpauth URI.
"type"
Get or set the type of this otpauth URI.
my $type = $uri->type('hotp');
CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT
URI::otpauth requires no configuration files or environment variables.
DEPENDENCIES
URI
DIAGNOSTICS
"secret is a mandatory parameter for URI::otpauth"
The secret parameter was not detected for the URI::otpauth->new()
method.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
None reported.
BUGS AND LIMITATIONS
To report a bug, or view the current list of bugs, please visit
<https://github.com/libwww-perl/URI/issues>
AUTHOR
David Dick "<ddick@cpan.org>"
LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2024, David Dick "<ddick@cpan.org>".
This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic.
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