Generate TOTP

Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP) is an algorithm that generates a one-time password based on the current time. TOTP is an extension of the HMAC-based One-Time Password (HOTP) algorithm and is standardized in RFC 6238. For more details, see Wikipedia.

Table of Contents

• Generate TOTP
  • Table of Contents
  • Installation
  • Usage
    • Basic Usage
    • Customizing OTP Length
  • Options
  • Documentation
  • Contributing

Installation

You can install gen-totp via npm or yarn:

npm install gen-totp
# or
yarn add gen-totp

Usage

Basic Usage

import genTOTP from 'gen-totp';

const otp = genTOTP('test-key');
// Returns a 6-digit OTP by default
console.log(otp);

Customizing OTP Length

import genTOTP from 'gen-totp';

const otp = genTOTP('test-key', { digits: 4 });
// Returns a 4-digit OTP
console.log(otp);

Options

The genTOTP function accepts two parameters:

1. key: A string containing the base32-encoded secret key. It can include numbers, uppercase letters, _, and -.
2. options: An optional object to customize the OTP generation. The available options are detailed in the table below:

Option	Type	Default	Description
digits	number	6	The number of digits in the generated OTP.
period	number	30	The time period (in seconds) after which a new OTP is generated.
algorithm	string	'SHA-1'	The hashing algorithm used to generate the OTP. Supported algorithms include:
			- SHA-1
			- SHA-224
			- SHA-256
			- SHA-384
			- SHA-512
			- SHA3-224
			- SHA3-256
			- SHA3-384
			- SHA3-512
			For more details, refer to the JsSHA documentation.

Documentation

For more detailed documentation, visit the Official Documentation.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have any bug reports, suggestions, or feature requests, please open an issue on GitHub.

To contribute:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new feature branch (git checkout -b feature/new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add new feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/new-feature)
5. Create a new Pull Request

Make sure to follow the Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct when participating in the project.