+1 for common module for TOTP and HOTP algorithms.

IMO can we rename TOTP authenticator to Google Authenticator. SMS OTP,
Email OTP and Google Authenticator can have the options TOTP and  HOTP.

Thanks,
Kahees

On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 7:51 PM, Malaka Silva <mal...@wso2.com> wrote:

> +1 for separating common modules.
>
> However IMO these needs to go as two different authenticators since
> it provides two distinct methods to authenticate.
>
> +architecture
>
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> From: Rajj
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> az Mohammed <raj...@wso2.com>
> Date: Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 6:56 PM
> Subject: OATH Authenticators for IS
> To: Malaka Silva <mal...@wso2.com>, Rohan Perera <ro...@wso2.com>
> Cc: Kathees Rajendram <kath...@wso2.com>, Elilmatha Sivanesan <
> elilma...@wso2.com>, Keerthika Mahendralingam <keerth...@wso2.com>,
> Shakila Sivagnanarajah <shak...@wso2.com>
>
>
> Hi All,
> We already have SMS OTP , Email OTP and TOTP all are using hash-based
> message authentication code
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash-based_message_authentication_code>
> (HMAC) algorithm. OATH provides 2 types of authentication methods[1]
> TOTP[2] and HOTP[3].
>
> OTP relies on two basic things, a shared secret and a moving factor. for
> TOTP moving factor will be a timestamp[2] and for HOTP that moving factor
> will be a counter[3].
> But according to the list[4] given by IS Team we are developing separate
> authenticators. can't we create common modules for these OATH[1]
> authenticators?
>
> WDYT?
>
>
> [1] https://openauthentication.org/specifications-technical-resources/
> [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-based_One-time_Password_Algorithm
> [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAC-based_One-time_Password_Algorithm
> [4]
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WhAc2yXg9SJ_fAFQYKwetbmP09m5TWEvRGLp04a0dO8/edit#gid=2089406928
>
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