LinOTP
LinOTP is Linux-based software to manage authentication devices for two-factor authentication with one time passwords. It is implemented as a web service based on the python framework Pylons. Thus it requires a web server to run in.
Developer(s) | KeyIdentity GmbH |
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Initial release | March 1, 2010 |
Stable release | 2.12.3
/ April 7, 2021[1] |
Preview release | 3.0rc4
/ March 18, 2021[1] |
Repository | github |
Written in | Python |
Operating system | Linux |
Available in | English, German |
Type | OTP Authentication server |
License | AGPLv3, GPLv2 |
Website | www |
LinOTP is mainly developed by the German company KeyIdentity GmbH. Its core components are licensed under the Affero General Public License.
It is an open source authentication server certified[2] by the OATH initiative for open authentication for its 2.4 version.
Overview
As a web service, LinOTP provides a REST-like web API.[3] All functions can be accessed via Pylons controllers. Responses are returned as a JSON object.
LinOTP is designed in a modular way, enabling user store modules and token modules. Thus, it is capable of supporting a wide range of different tokens.[4]
Features
- Supported tokens:[5]
- SafeNet eToken Pass
- SafeNet Safeword Alpine
- mOTP
- Lost token
- Paper token
- Feitian C-100 (HOTP)
- Feitian]] C-200 (TOTP)
- Feitian C-300 (OCRA)
- Feitian c601 (optical OCRA)
- Authenex A-Key V 3.6
- Yubico Yubikey
- Gemalto Ezio Token
- Smartdisplayer
- NagraID 106/103
- NagraID 306 (OCRA)
- BR Token SafeSIGNATURE
- LSE Simple Pass token
- LSE Remote Token
- LSE Radius Token
- LSE Tagespasswort Token
- Apps for iPhone and Android like the Google Authenticator
- Any HOTP/ TOTP and OCRA Token
- Yubikey mass enrollment via CLI
- support for token databases like sqlite, mysql, postgresql, oracle, db2
- management via web interface or command line client
- Users stored in flat files
- PAM module
- SAML
- OpenID
- FreeRADIUS connection via rlm_perl
- Selfservice
- Import of XML Token files
- Management functions:
- enroll/assign tokens
- synchronize, resynchronize, automatic resychronization
- activate/deactivate/delete tokens
- autoassignment
- lost token scenario
- find token by OTP value
- get OTP value
- Detailed Policies Definitions
- Sophisticated Audit API
- Multitenancy
Source Code
Being written in Python the program itself comes as the source code.
Project web site
See also
References
- "Releases · LinOTP/LinOTP". github.com. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- "OATH certified authentication server". Initiative for open authentication. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- "LinOTP API". LinOTP. Retrieved 14 Nov 2013.
- Proctor, W. Cyrus; Storm, Patrick; Hanlon, Matthew R.; Mendoza, Nathaniel (2017-11-12). "Securing HPC: development of a low cost, open source multi-factor authentication infrastructure". ACM: 1–11. doi:10.1145/3126908.3126957. ISBN 978-1-4503-5114-0.
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