Google Authenticator is an app that generates one time passwords (OTPs). These passwords are often used as a second factor of authentication, along with your normal password. OTPs work by having a shared secret and a synchronized clock on two devices. When you generate the password, a hash based on the secret and timestamp is created. This proves that you have access to the secret, and can only be used once.
To secure his Lego mini-figures, [Luca] built an authentication system using Google Authenticator and Arduino. A web app is used to generate a secret that can be configured into the Arduino using an array, and into Google Authenticator using a QR code. The Arduino is using a library that implements Time-based One Time Password authentication (TOTP).
There are some challenges, including keeping a good clock source on the Arduino, but this look like an interesting way to do authentication. After the break, watch a quick video overview of the project (for English captions, hit the CC button).
I’ve been wanting to do a setup like this for my garage door, but haven’t been able to find a cheap outdoor keypad. Would be trivial to add/revoke access, program in when people are allowed access, etc.
Good outdoor keypads are a bit pricey, I’ve had to spec them out before and we ended up paying about $60 for a weather resistant one.
There’s a bit more work to do for access control. Each person would have to have a unique secret, and the device would need to manage all of those. Definitely doable though!
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I got 2 of them. Delivery takes time, but very cheap!
Please edit..
“Using NSA Authenticator..”
Have you even looked at the code ? – no back door to the NSA….