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oathtool:tldr:5eb7d
The given command is using the oathtool
command-line utility to generate a Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP) using a specified secret and a specific timestamp.
Here's the breakdown of the command:
-
oathtool
: It is a command-line tool used for generating and validating one-time passwords. -
--totp
: It specifies that the generated password should follow the Time-based One-Time Password algorithm. -
--now "${2004-02-29 16:21:42}"
: It sets the current time for which the TOTP should be generated. In this case, it uses the given timestamp of "2004-02-29 16:21:42" as the current time.Note: The use of "${}" syntax suggests that the timestamp might be a variable or an output of another command.
-
--base32 "${secret}"
: It specifies the secret key used for generating the TOTP. In this example, the secret is represented by the variable${secret}
.Note: The use of "${}" suggests that the secret might also be a variable or an output of another command.
Overall, the command takes a specific timestamp (2004-02-29 16:21:42), a secret key (represented by ${secret}
), and outputs the generated TOTP based on those inputs.