Creating or Replacing a TOTP Secret Key

To create or replace a TOTP secret key for the Person, enter 1 in the Selection field within the Work with TOTP Secret Key window (STRMFA > 1 > 1, 1), The Create New TOTP Secret Key window appears:

​                   ​           Work with Persons             ​                                                                     ​ Subset . . .​ *ALL           ​    ​ Type options, press Enter.                                                 ​      ​ 1=Work with   3=Copy   4=Delete   7=Questions   8=TOTP                     ​                                                                                     ​ Opt Person  ​ .....................................................​            ​  ​ ​  ​ ​ SASHA   ​ :​     ​ Work with TOTP Secret Key for​ TESTPERSON​    ​ :​            ​   ​  ​ ​ TEST    ​ :​ ..............................................................​ ​   ​  ​ ​ TESTGUY ​ :​ :​          ​ Create New TOTP Secret Key for​ TESTPERSON​       ​ :​ ​   ​ 8​ ​ TESTPERS​ :​ :​                                                           ​ :​ ​   ​  ​ ​ TZION   ​ :​ :​ ​ Current key . . .​ ​ * TOTP Secret Key is not defined *​    ​ :​ ​   ​  ​ ​ VICTOR  ​ :​ :​                                                           ​ :​ ​   ​  ​ ​ VV10    ​ :​ :​ ​ New key . . . . .​ ​ M4HEDZIGSKAEUQIDSWBVAKFRYZ​   ​  ​       ​ :​ ​   ​  ​ ​ VV3     ​ :​ :​ ​ Press F6 to generate new key or type it manually​         ​ :​ ​   ​  ​ ​ V0      ​ :​ :​ ​ Valid characters are: letters A-Z and digits from 2 to 7​ ​ :​ ​   ​  ​ ​ YOEL    ​ :​ :​                                                           ​ :​ ​   ​  ​ ​ YURI    ​ :​ :​ ​ Email new key . .​ ​ Y​          ​ Y=Yes, N=No​               ​ :​ ​   ​  ​ ​ YY3     ​ :​ :​                                                           ​ :​ ​   ​  ​ ​ ZZZZZ     ​ :​ ​ Press Enter to update, F12 to Cancel.​                    ​ :​ ​   ​  ​ ​ ZZZZ2     ​ :​                                                           ​ :​ ​                 ​ :​ ​ F12=Cancel​  ​ F3=Exit​  ​ F6=Generate new key​               ​ :​ ​  ​ F3=Exit    F6=​ :............................................................:​                                                                                    ​                                                                                 ​

If the Person currently has a secret key, it appears in the Current key field.

To cancel the entry and continue to use the current key, press F12.

To automatically generate a new valid key, press the F6 key. The new key appears in the New key field.

You can also enter a new key manually in the New key field. It must be 32 characters long, and may only contain capital letters and digits from 2 to 7.

To email the new key to the email address set for the Person, set the Email new key field to Y.

A window appears, confirming your email address:

A new email is sent with the link to the TOTP password:

To see the website with the QR code, click on the link in the email. A web page with the QR code appears in your browser:

You can then add the account to an authenticator app on your mobile device. For example, in Google Authenticator, you would select the plus-sign icon to add the account, then select the icon to scan a QR code:

Scan the QR code. A new account appears in the app named "iSecurity".

Edit the entry to give your account a meaningful name:

You can now use the Authenticator app with this account:

 

 

To update the new key, press Enter.