From 62e78c0f2eb45296aaaa52841667c26ce46cb961 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andy Munro Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 15:19:40 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Minor OTP section name change --- server_admin/topics/authentication/otp-policies.adoc | 9 ++++----- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/server_admin/topics/authentication/otp-policies.adoc b/server_admin/topics/authentication/otp-policies.adoc index a8be2879ee..61d6b3869d 100644 --- a/server_admin/topics/authentication/otp-policies.adoc +++ b/server_admin/topics/authentication/otp-policies.adoc @@ -8,14 +8,13 @@ image:{project_images}/otp-policy.png[OTP Policy] {project_name} generates a QR code on the OTP set-up page, based on information configured in the *OTP Policy* tab. FreeOTP and Google Authenticator scan the QR code when configuring OTP. -==== Time-Based One Time Passwords (TOTP) compared to Counter Based One Time Passwords (HOTP) +==== Time-Based or Counter-Based One Time Passwords -The algorithms available in {project_name} for your OTP generators are time-based and counter-based. +The algorithms available in {project_name} for your OTP generators are time-based and counter-based. -With TOTP, the token generator will hash the current time and a shared secret. The server validates the OTP by comparing the hashes within a window of time to the submitted value. TOTPs are valid for a short window of time. +With Time-Based One Time Passwords (TOTP), the token generator will hash the current time and a shared secret. The server validates the OTP by comparing the hashes within a window of time to the submitted value. TOTPs are valid for a short window of time. -With HOTP, {project_name} uses a shared counter rather than the current time. The {project_name} server increments the counter with each successful OTP login. Valid OTPs -change after a successful login. +With Counter-Based One Time Passwords (HOTP), {project_name} uses a shared counter rather than the current time. The {project_name} server increments the counter with each successful OTP login. Valid OTPs change after a successful login. TOTP is more secure than HOTP because the matchable OTP is valid for a short window of time, while the OTP for HOTP is valid for an indeterminate amount of time. HOTP is more user-friendly than TOTP because no time limit exists to enter the OTP.