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is a simple 2FA implementation for Node.js.
Time-Based One-Time Password Algorithm - RFC-6238.
This project is based on node-2fa & notp.
npm install twofac --save
const twofac = require("twofac");
const generated_secret = twofac.generateSecret("Unicorn company", "username");
console.log(generated_secret);
/*
{
secret: 'MN1daU6PyEHU7gUu7m8POIZUCC723Y4zsSp0xGnc4BfZREBHJhBHTPdGCrZgi3Bg98n_TuoYsjgESS9MNsmA0g',
secret_b32: 'JVHDCZDBKU3FA6KFJBKTOZ2VOU3W2OCQJ5EVUVKDIM3TEM2ZGR5HGU3QGB4EO3TDGRBGMWSSIVBEQSTIIJEFIUDEI5BXEWTHNEZUEZZZHBXF6VDVN5MXG2THIVJVGOKNJZZW2QJQM4',
uri: 'otpauth://totp/Unicorn%20company:username?secret=JVHDCZDBKU3FA6KFJBKTOZ2VOU3W2OCQJ5EVUVKDIM3TEM2ZGR5HGU3QGB4EO3TDGRBGMWSSIVBEQSTIIJEFIUDEI5BXEWTHNEZUEZZZHBXF6VDVN5MXG2THIVJVGOKNJZZW2QJQM4&issuer=Unicorn%20company&algorithm=SHA1&digits=6&period=30',
qr: 'https://chart.googleapis.com/chart?chs=166x166&chld=L|0&cht=qr&chl=otpauth%3A%2F%2Ftotp%2FUnicorn%2520company%3Ausername%3Fsecret%3DJVHDCZDBKU3FA6KFJBKTOZ2VOU3W2OCQJ5EVUVKDIM3TEM2ZGR5HGU3QGB4EO3TDGRBGMWSSIVBEQSTIIJEFIUDEI5BXEWTHNEZUEZZZHBXF6VDVN5MXG2THIVJVGOKNJZZW2QJQM4%26issuer%3DUnicorn%2520company%26algorithm%3DSHA1%26digits%3D6%26period%3D30'
}
*/
token = twofac.generateToken(secret);
console.log(token);
// 654321
const is_valid = twofac.verifyToken(token, secret);
console.log("Is token valid?", is_valid);
// true / false
/**
* Generate secret with crypto package of selected length (default to 64)
* @param {String} name
* @param {String} account
* @param {Array<{ secret_length: Number, algorithm: String, digits: Number, period: Number }>} [opts]
* @returns {Array<{ secret: String, secret_b32: String, uri: String, qr: String }}
*/
generateSecret(name, account, opts);
/**
* Generate token for current or selected time
* @param {String} secret
* @param {Array<{ time: Date, period: Number, digits: Number, algorithm: String, counter: Number }>} [opts]
* @returns {String|null}
*/
generateToken(secret, opts);
/**
* Verifies if supplied token is valid
* @param {String} token
* @param {String} secret
* @param {Array<{time: Date, period: Number, window: Number, digits: Number, algorithm: String}>} [opts]
* @returns {Boolean} true if token is valid
*/
verifyToken(token, secret, opts);
| opts | type | default | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| secret_length | number | 64 | Length of generated secret |
| algorithm | string | SHA1 | Hash algorithm (SHA1, SHA256 or SHA512) |
| digits | number | 6 | The number of digits for OTP |
| period | number | 30 | Time in seconds for how long is OTP valid |
| window | number | 2 | How many periods in past and future should check too |
Twofac is licensed under MIT License.
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2FA for Node.js
We found that twofac demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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