HMAC-based One-time Password Algorithm

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The HMAC-based One-time Password Algorithm (HOTP) is a mechanism of generating a one-time password from a shared secret key and a counter, often used for two-factor authentication.

See Also

• Two-factor authentication
• Time-based One-time Password Algorithm
• RFC 4226: HOTP: An HMAC-Based One-Time Password Algorithm