Kushal Kumaran writes:
On Thu, Apr 29 2021 at 06:57:02 PM, Linux-Fan <Ma_Sys.ma@web.de> wrote: > Michael Grant writes: > >> I saw in the last 6 months a daemon that let you get oauth tokens on >> linux and then it refereshed the token indefinitely until told to >> stop. Essentially making the token available on linux so you could >> use it in another program that requied a password, for example >> fetchmail or getmail. >> >> I've tried to find it but I'm turning up nothing. I'm pretty sure I >> didn't imagine it! Does anyone recall the name? This could >> definitely be helpful for fetching mail from an account with oauth >> setup. > > I do not know about a daemon, but `oathtool` (package `oathtool`) does a > fine job for TOTP based tokens here. Usage: > > $ oathtool --base32 JBSWY3DPEHPK3PXP > 282760 > > Of course, you will need to get the Base32 secret from somewhere. It can > often be accessed from the screens that tell you to scan a QR code with an > authenticator app if you press something like "I cannot scan the code" or > such. oauth is not the same as oath
You are right. Sorry for the noise :( Linux-Fan öö [...]
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