Tag: Cryptography

How does TOTP authentication work?
- by Theviyanthan Krishnamohan
- Posted on April 21, 2020April 21, 2020
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Unless you have been living under a rock, you would be very used to authenticating yourself using an authenticator app on your mobile phone. But have you ever wondered how an online service is able…
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What is HMAC and how does it work?
- by Theviyanthan Krishnamohan
- Posted on April 20, 2020April 20, 2020
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HMAC stands for Hash-based Message Authentication Code or Keyed-hash Message Authentication Code. We use it to verify the authenticity and integrity of data transmitted. Here, authenticity is ensuring that the data was indeed sent by…
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