Migrating from Google Authenticator to Command-Line TOTP Tool
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Summary
The author describes their process of migrating from Google Authenticator to a command-line TOTP (Time-based One Time Password) tool called oathtool as part of their broader effort to reduce dependency on Google services. The article details the technical steps involved in extracting TOTP codes from Google Authenticator and setting up oathtool for command-line two-factor authentication generation.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledIn the ongoing effort to extricate myself from Google's services, I've been paring down my usage of their apps
I'm now down to two Google apps I use regularly: Maps (for traffic data) and Authenticator (for TOTP codes)
it'd be nice if I could get TOTPs on the command-line, and it turns out there's a utility called oathtool that allows for TOTP generation on the CLI
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