TOTP
Abbreviation · Security & Infosec · Origin: 2011
Definitions
Time-based One-Time Password — an algorithm that generates a short-lived password from a shared secret and the current time. The math behind those 6-digit codes in your authenticator app.
In plain English: The technology behind the 6-digit codes that your authenticator app generates every 30 seconds for two-factor authentication.
Related Terms
- Brute Force
- Credential Stuffing
- Two-Factor Authentication
- Multi-Factor Authentication
- OTP
- Wallet
- mTLS
- Passkey
- Behavioral Biometrics
- CAPTCHA
- DKIM
- DMARC
- EAP
- Email Authentication
- Federated Identity
- Identity and Access Management
- Identity Provider
- NTLM
- Wi-Fi Protected Access
- 802.1X
- Account Enumeration
- Biometric Bypass
- Cookie Hijacking
- Cryptographic Signature
- Non-Repudiation
- RADIUS
- Relay Attack