NAME

App::GoogleAuthUtils - Utilities related to Google Authenticator

VERSION

This document describes version 0.004 of App::GoogleAuthUtils (from Perl distribution App-GoogleAuthUtils), released on 2018-04-18.

DESCRIPTION

This distributions provides the following command-line utilities:

• gen-google-auth-qrcode

FUNCTIONS

gen_google_auth_qrcode

Usage:

 gen_google_auth_qrcode(%args) -> [status, msg, result, meta]

Generate Google authenticator QR code (barcode) from a secret key.

Examples:

• Example #1:

   gen_google_auth_qrcode(
   secret_key => "6XDT6TSOGR5SCWKHXZ4DFBRXJVZGAKAW",
     issuer => "example.com"
   );

When generating a new 2FA token, you are usually presented with a secret key as well as a 2D barcode (QR code) representation of this secret key. You are advised to store the secret key and it's usually more convenient to store the key code instead of the QR code. But when entering the secret key to the Google authenticator app, it's often more convenient to scan the barcode instead of typing or copy-pasting the code.

This utility will convert the secret key code into bar code (opened in a browser) so you can conveniently scan the bar code into your app.

This function is not exported.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

• account => str

• issuer* => str

• output => filename

• secret_key* => str

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third element (result) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information.

Return value: (any)

HOMEPAGE

Please visit the project's homepage at https://metacpan.org/release/App-GoogleAuthUtils.

SOURCE

Source repository is at https://github.com/perlancar/perl-App-GoogleAuthUtils.

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=App-GoogleAuthUtils

When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.

SEE ALSO

App::QRCodeUtils

AUTHOR

perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2018 by perlancar@cpan.org.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

cpanm App::GoogleAuthUtils

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install App::GoogleAuthUtils