TOTPs are used by Google web apps, Facebook, Dropbox, and many others.
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An algorithm combines that seed code with the current time to create tokens that typically work for one minute. A TOTP is seeded with a QR code (those 2D grids of rectangles that look like noise) or an initial string of text from the website at which you’re enrolling to use a second factor for logging in. They’re broadly used now instead of, or as an alternative to, a code sent via SMS or through a dedicated app. The geekily named time-based one-time passwords (TOTPs) were made popular by Google’s Authenticator app.
You can then tap Confirm (or Reject or Dismiss). If you check Require Phone, then the next time you visit a site for a login that’s been captured in oneID, a phone overlay will appear in the upper right of the browser, and your phone and Watch will receive a notification. You can configure through a web dashboard or via an iOS app whether replaying that login on a subsequent visit requires approval from a phone or with a PIN. After installing the OS X app, whenever you log into a website in Chrome and Firefox (Safari should be coming), oneID captures the login information. As with many newer apps, it has a strong, single focus.
#Google authenticator apple software#
OneID (free) takes a little getting used to, because although it seems to have much in common with software like 1Password (see below) and LastPass, it’s instead a web-site login capture system. But after installing it, I find myself using it every single morning to unlock my desktop computer rather than type in a password. The current version only pairs with one Mac, and it’s more parlor trick than absolutely useful. Tap Unlock, and, voilà, your Mac is available. With the Watch app for Knock, whenever you jiggle the mouse, swipe the trackpad, or tap a key to wake the login screen, a notification appears on your Watch as well as in iOS. Once installed and set up, you can unlock your Mac by knocking twice on your phone when you’re nearby. Knock ($5) is a very simple app with a very simple purpose that it accomplishes admirably on a phone and on the Watch.
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