PYOTP - The Python One Time Password Library

A Python library for generating one time passwords according to RFC 4226 and the HOTP RFC , ported from Mark Percival's ROTP .

This is compatible with Google Authenticator apps available for Android and iPhone, and now in use on GMail

Quick overview of using One Time Passwords on your phone

OTP's involve a shared secret, stored both on the phone and the server
OTP's can be generated on a phone without internet connectivity(AT&T mode)
OTP's should always be used as a second factor of authentication(if your phone is lost, you account is still secured with a password)
Google Authenticator allows you to store multiple OTP secrets and provision those using a QR Code(no more typing in the secret)

Installation

pip install pyotp

Use

Time based OTP's

totp = pyotp.TOTP('base32secret3232')
totp.now() # => 492039

# OTP verified for current time
totp.verify(492039) # => True
time.sleep(30)
totp.verify(492039) # => False

Counter based OTP's

hotp = pyotp.HOTP('base32secret3232')
hotp.at(0) # => 260182
hotp.at(1) # => 55283
hotp.at(1401) # => 316439

# OTP verified with a counter
hotp.verify(316439, 1401) # => True
hotp.verify(316439, 1402) # => False

Generating a Base32 Secret key

pyotp.random_base32() # returns a 16 character base32 secret. Compatible with Google Authenticator

Google Authenticator Compatible

The library works with the Google Authenticator iPhone and Android app, and also includes the ability to generate provisioning URI's for use with the QR Code scanner built into the app.

totp.provisioning_uri("alice@google.com") # => 'otpauth://totp/alice@google.com?secret=JBSWY3DPEHPK3PXP'
hotp.provisioning_uri("alice@google.com", 0) # => 'otpauth://hotp/alice@google.com?secret=JBSWY3DPEHPK3PXP&counter=0'

This can then be rendered as a QR Code which can then be scanned and added to the users list of OTP credentials.

Working example

Scan the following barcode with your phone, using Google Authenticator

Now run the following and compare the output

import pyotp
totp = pyotp.TOTP("JBSWY3DPEHPK3PXP")
print "Current OTP: %s" % totp.now()

Changelog

####1.3.0

Ported to Python

scupython/pyotp