oathtool:tldr:f7795
oathtool: Generate TOTP token (behaves like Google Authenticator).
$ oathtool --totp --base32 "${secret}"
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This command is using the oathtool command-line tool to generate a Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP) value based on a given secret.
Here's the breakdown of each part:
oathtool: It is a command-line tool that calculates and displays the one-time password using the specified algorithm. It is commonly used for generating OTP values.--totp: Specifies that the command should generate a Time-based OTP value.--base32: Specifies that the secret provided is in base32 encoding. Base32 is a standard method of encoding binary data using alphanumeric characters."${secret}": This is a placeholder for the secret key needed to generate the OTP. It should be replaced with the actual secret key you want to use. The secret key is typically a shared secret between the generating system and the system verifying the OTP.
So, when you run this command, it will use the provided secret to generate a Time-based OTP value using the base32 encoding.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.