Otp.NET vs twofactor_totp

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Otp.NET		twofactor_totp
	Project
5	Mentions	4
977	Stars	277
-	Growth	2.5%
7.2	Activity	8.6
9 days ago	Latest Commit	2 days ago
C#	Language	JavaScript
MIT License	License	GNU Affero General Public License v3.0

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Otp.NET

Posts with mentions or reviews of Otp.NET. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-03.

Show HN: AuthWin – Authenticator App for Windows
6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 3 Mar 2024
How do I send account verification code instead of link
1 project | /r/dotnet | 25 May 2022
Do any 6-digit code generating authenticators exist for Windows Mobile?
1 project | /r/OldHandhelds | 12 Apr 2022

I'm thinking it might be possible to backport Otp.NET to an old version of the .NET compact framework...
Is there a 2FA authenticator app library?
1 project | /r/dotnet | 16 Feb 2022
Is it possible to implement google 2fa, into a C# desktop application
1 project | /r/AskProgramming | 20 Apr 2021

Google Authenticator uses TOTP or HOTP, not really sure how those work (after all that is job for you), but I would try to use https://github.com/kspearrin/Otp.NET

twofactor_totp

Posts with mentions or reviews of twofactor_totp. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-03-20.

Security Concerns over Hetzner hosting as an Inexperienced User
3 projects | /r/NextCloud | 20 Mar 2022

Here is link number 1 - Previous text "2FA"
2FA, you should totally do it!
2 projects | /r/homelab | 3 Apr 2021

Nexctcloud, existing apps keep connected, new connections need a seperate password , that can be configured via web ui.; https://github.com/nextcloud/twofactor_totp#readme
Two-Factor TOTP missing?
2 projects | /r/NextCloud | 27 Jan 2021

https://github.com/nextcloud/twofactor_totp#readme

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Otp.NET and twofactor_totp you can also consider the following projects:

TwoFactorAuth.Net - .Net library for Two Factor Authentication (TFA / 2FA)

Nextcloud - ☁️ Nextcloud server, a safe home for all your data

totp-generator - Generates TOTP tokens in the browser

authelia - The Single Sign-On Multi-Factor portal for web apps

AuthenticatorPro - 📱 Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) client for Android + Wear OS

otp-java - A small and easy-to-use one-time password generator library for Java implementing RFC 4226 (HOTP) and RFC 6238 (TOTP).

2FAuth - A Web app to manage your Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) accounts and generate their security codes

Cryptomator - Multi-platform transparent client-side encryption of your files in the cloud

SecurityDriven.Inferno - :white_check_mark: .NET crypto done right. Professionally audited.

extract_otp_secrets - Extract one time password (OTP) secrets from QR codes exported by two-factor authentication (2FA) apps such as "Google Authenticator". The exported QR codes from authentication apps can be captured by camera, read from images, or read from text files. The secrets can be exported to JSON or CSV, or printed as QR codes to console.

yubikey-manager-qt - Cross-platform application for configuring any YubiKey over all USB interfaces.

web-otp-input - A custom element to make it really easy to use the WebOTP API