If TOTP codes are an MFA option for your account, you will see a setting to request a QR code. Log into your account and find the security settings. Request a secret algorithm from your account. We recommend using a password manager to generate your TOTP codes because it streamlines the login process and doesn’t require you to use multiple devices just to log into your account. How To Use TOTPĬhoose your authenticator tool. If the codes match, the user is verified and granted access. The server will compare the code it calculated to the user’s code. When a user logs in, they enter the current code displayed on their authenticator tool. Once it’s set up, the algorithm runs simultaneously on both the server and the user’s authenticator tool, producing the same exact six-digit codes at the same exact time. Because the authenticator tool now has the secret algorithm, it calculates the same exact six-digit codes that the server does. The user will scan the QR code with an authenticator tool, which can be a dedicated phone app or a feature of a password manager. The server keeps the secret and uses it to generate the TOTP codes. This allows the algorithm to produce a new, unique code every 30 to 60 seconds.Įach time a user initiates the creation of a new TOTP for an account, the account servers will generate a unique, secret algorithm, usually displayed as a QR code. The algorithm, which is unique for each instance, uses the current time as a factor. TOTP hinges on a secret algorithm that generates codes. Strengthen your organization with zero-trust security and policiesĪchieve industry compliance and audit reporting including SOX and FedRAMPĪutomate credential rotation to drastically reduce the risk of credential-based attacks Restrict secure access to authorized users with RBAC and policies Initiate secure remote access with RDP, SSH and other common protocols Manage and protect SSH keys and digital certificates across your tech stack Privileged Session ManagementSecurely manage applications and services for users, teams and nodes.Protect critical infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines and eliminate secret sprawlĪchieve visibility, control and security across the entire organization Password SharingSecurely share passwords and sensitive information with users and teamsĮnable passwordless authentication for fast, secure access to applications.

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