OTPWCalc Sources / file revision
src/firefoxos/help/hfaq.html@deac632e477c
src/firefoxos/help/hfaq.html
Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:23:00 +0200
- author
- Michael Schloh von Bennewitz <michael@schloh.com>
- date
- Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:23:00 +0200
- changeset 13
- deac632e477c
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Updated jQuery libs, adjusted sources accordingly, and bumped version.
1 <!DOCTYPE html>
2 <!--
3 OTPWCalc - One time password challenge response calculator client
4 Copyright © 2013 Michael Schloh von Bennewitz <michael@schloh.com>
6 OTPWCalc is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
7 it under the terms of the European Union Public Licence, either
8 version 1.1 of the license, or (at your option) any later version.
10 OTPWCalc is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty
12 of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See
13 the European Union Public License for more details.
15 You should have received a copy of the European Union Public
16 Licence along with OTPWCalc. If not, please refer to
17 <http://joinup.ec.europa.eu/software/page/eupl/>.
19 This file is part of project OTWPCalc, a one time password challenge
20 response calculator client and is found at http://otpwcalc.europalab.com/
22 hfaq.html: W3C HTML implementation
23 -->
25 <html>
26 <head>
27 <meta charset="utf-8">
28 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
29 <title>OTPWCalc</title>
30 <link rel="stylesheet" href="../jquery.mobile/jquery.mobile-1.3.2.min.css" />
31 <link rel="stylesheet" href="../main.css" />
32 <script src="../jquery.core/jquery-2.0.0.min.js"></script>
33 <script src="help.js"></script>
34 <script src="../jquery.mobile/jquery.mobile-1.3.2.min.js"></script>
35 </head>
36 <body>
37 <!-- Data attributes reserved by JQuery Mobile:
38 data-theme, data-ajax, data-filter, data-icon, data-grid,
39 data-rel, data-icon, data-url, data-role, and data-type -->
40 <!-- Also data-dom-cache="true" -->
41 <div data-role="page" class="type-interior oc-swipage" id="faq">
42 <div data-role="header" data-id="headfaq">
43 <h1>OTPWCalc</h1>
44 </div><!-- /header -->
45 <div data-role="content">
46 <div data-role="collapsible" data-inset="false" data-theme="c" data-content-theme="d" data-inset="false" data-theme="c" data-content-theme="c">
47 <h3 style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">What is a One Time Password?</h3>
48 <p style="margin-top: 0.25em; margin-bottom: 0.25em;">A One Time Password (OTP) is a password valid only for a <strong>single use</strong> and, once used, cannot be used again for authentication. OTPs avoid a number of shortcomings that are associated with traditional (static) passwords.</p>
49 </div>
50 <div data-role="collapsible" data-inset="false" data-theme="c" data-content-theme="d">
51 <h3>What can I do with this app?</h3>
52 <p style="margin-top: 0.25em; margin-bottom: 0.25em;">This application serves one purpose only. It calculates and prints a OTP.</p>
53 </div>
54 <div data-role="collapsible" data-inset="false" data-theme="c" data-content-theme="d">
55 <h3>What can I do with OTPs?</h3>
56 <p style="margin-top: 0.25em; margin-bottom: 0.25em;">Most people use OTPs to log in to their website administration, CMS, or remote console.</p>
57 </div>
58 <div data-role="collapsible" data-inset="false" data-theme="c" data-content-theme="d">
59 <h3>Can I log into my Google account?</h3>
60 <p style="margin-top: 0.25em; margin-bottom: 0.25em;">No. Google uses OTPs, but in a slightly nonstandard way. OTPWCalc cannot calculate OTPs useful for Google authentication yet.</p>
61 </div>
62 <div data-role="collapsible" data-inset="false" data-theme="c" data-content-theme="d">
63 <h3>Can I log in to Win/OSX/Oracle?</h3>
64 <p style="margin-top: 0.25em; margin-bottom: 0.25em;">Yes, but some work is needed on the Windows/OSX/Oracle computer to configure the authentication subsystem.</p>
65 </div>
66 <div data-role="collapsible" data-inset="false" data-theme="c" data-content-theme="d">
67 <h3>Can I log in to Unix/Linux?</h3>
68 <p style="margin-top: 0.25em; margin-bottom: 0.25em;">Yes, by using PAM and it's quite easy.</p>
69 </div>
70 <div data-role="collapsible" data-inset="false" data-theme="c" data-content-theme="d">
71 <h3>What else can I do with it?</h3>
72 <ol style="margin-top: 0.5em;">
73 <li>Impress your friends</li>
74 <li>VPN authentication</li>
75 <li>Single sign on</li>
76 <li>Remote access</li>
77 <li>Computer login</li>
78 <li>Disk encryption</li>
79 <li>Internet services</li>
80 <li>Systems integration</li>
81 <li>CMS authentication</li>
82 <li>Password management</li>
83 <li>Email and money transfer</li>
84 <li>Bank transaction validation</li>
85 </ol>
86 </div>
87 <div data-role="collapsible" data-inset="false" data-theme="c" data-content-theme="d">
88 <h3>Can I install OTPWCalc on …?</h3>
89 <ul style="margin-top: 0.5em;">
90 <li>FirefoxOS: <strong>Yes</strong></li>
91 <li>Sailfish: No</li>
92 <li>Android: No</li>
93 <li>Tizen: <strong>Yes</strong></li>
94 <li>MeeGo: No</li>
95 <li>Bada: No</li>
96 <li>iOS: No</li>
97 <li>Unix: No</li>
98 <li>Linux: No</li>
99 <li>Mac OSX: No</li>
100 <li>BlackBerry QNX: No</li>
101 <li>Windows Phone: <strong>Yes</strong></li>
102 <li>Windows Store: <strong>Yes</strong></li>
103 </ul>
104 </div>
105 <div data-role="collapsible" data-inset="false" data-theme="c" data-content-theme="d">
106 <h3>Why isn't OTPWCalc compatible?</h3>
107 <p style="margin-top: 0.25em; margin-bottom: 0.25em;">OTPWCalc might not be compatible with your platform of choice, usually because the necessary hardware isn't available to the author for development.</p>
108 </div>
109 <div data-role="collapsible" data-inset="false" data-theme="c" data-content-theme="d">
110 <h3>What happens to my password?</h3>
111 <p style="margin-top: 0.25em;">Take a look at the entry point in
112 <strong>main.js</strong>:</p>
113 <code style="margin-left: 2em; display:inline-block; line-height: 120%;">
114 var secr = $('#paswrd').val();<br />
115 var resp = hash(secr, user, iter);
116 </code>
117 <p style="margin-bottom: 0.25em;">In other words, the password you enter is neither stored nor transmitted. In fact, OTPWCalc doesn't store or transmit any data input <strong>at all</strong> (see James Bond question later.) It's a <em>calculator</em> in the true sense, just like a pocket calculator that adds numbers.</p>
118 </div>
119 <div data-role="collapsible" data-inset="false" data-theme="c" data-content-theme="d">
120 <h3>Is OTPWCalc safe and secure?</h3>
121 <p style="margin-top: 0.25em; margin-bottom: 0.25em;">The algorithms of OTP have proven worthy of <strong>high security applications</strong>. OTPWCalc has been carefully designed and is tested thoroughly. It's both secure and safe to use.</p>
122 </div>
123 <div data-role="collapsible" data-inset="false" data-theme="c" data-content-theme="d">
124 <h3>Is it useful in a corporate setting?</h3>
125 <p style="margin-top: 0.25em; margin-bottom: 0.25em;">Yes. Custom built enterprise versions are available accompanied with commercial support. Visit the <a href="//otpwcalc.europalab.com/">OTPWCalc homepage</a> for information.</p>
126 </div>
127 <div data-role="collapsible" data-inset="false" data-theme="c" data-content-theme="d">
128 <h3>Does James Bond use OTPWCalc?</h3>
129 <p style="margin-top: 0.25em; margin-bottom: 0.25em;">Maybe, but spies probably just look over shoulders or use cameras to steal the static passwords used in OTP systems.</p>
130 </div>
131 <div data-role="collapsible" data-inset="false" data-theme="c" data-content-theme="d">
132 <h3>Same as Yubikey or RSA SecurID?</h3>
133 <p style="margin-top: 0.25em; margin-bottom: 0.25em;">Yubikey, RSA SecurID, and OTPWCalc use similar technologies for similar applications, but OTPWCalc is strictly software and doesn't depend on the time or date.</p>
134 </div>
135 <div data-role="collapsible" data-inset="false" data-theme="c" data-content-theme="d">
136 <h3>How can I upgrade my OTPWCalc?</h3>
137 <p style="margin-top: 0.25em; margin-bottom: 0.25em;">This varies according to the operating system used so there's no single answer.</p>
138 </div>
139 <div data-role="collapsible" data-inset="false" data-theme="c" data-content-theme="d">
140 <h3>Who owns OTPWCalc?</h3>
141 <p style="margin-top: 0.25em; margin-bottom: 0;">OTPWCalc is the property of the copyright holder, Michael Schloh von Bennewitz.</p>
142 </div>
143 <div data-role="collapsible" data-inset="false" data-theme="c" data-content-theme="d">
144 <h3>Is OTPWCalc licensed?</h3>
145 <p style="margin-top: 0.25em; margin-bottom: 0;">OTPWCalc is distributed under the terms of the <a href="//joinup.ec.europa.eu/software/page/eupl/">European Union Public Licence</a>. This liberal license grants you freedom to use the software and much more.</p>
146 </div>
147 <div data-role="collapsible" data-inset="false" data-theme="c" data-content-theme="d">
148 <h3>Which programming language?</h3>
149 <p style="margin-top: 0.25em; margin-bottom: 0;">OTPWCalc is built using the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript languages.</p>
150 <p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.25em;">The jQuery Mobile and Apache Cordova development frameworks provide important additional features.</p>
151 </div>
152 <div data-role="collapsible" data-inset="false" data-theme="c" data-content-theme="d">
153 <h3>What are ongoing developments?</h3>
154 <p style="margin-top: 0.25em;">OTPWCalc is both active and stable, and follows a project management plan.</p>
155 <ul>
156 <li>It is undergoing i18n and l10n to several european languages.</li>
157 <li style="margin-top: 0.5em;"><strong>HMAC</strong>-based RFC 4226 (HOTP) is being implemented.</li>
158 <li style="margin-top: 0.5em;">Features like QR and OpenID integration are being explored.</li>
159 <li style="margin-top: 0.5em;">Most of all, OTPWCalc is being <em>ported to new platforms</em>.</li>
160 </ul>
161 <p style="margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.25em;">To request features or pose questions please write to the <a href="//list.europalab.com/mailman/listinfo/otpwcalc/">mailing list</a>.</p>
162 </div>
163 <div data-role="collapsible" data-inset="false" data-theme="c" data-content-theme="d">
164 <h3>How can I report a bogue (bug)?</h3>
165 <p style="margin-top: 0.25em; margin-bottom: 0.25em;">Please write to the <a href="//list.europalab.com/mailman/listinfo/otpwcalc/">mailing list</a> stating the OTPWCalc version and platform. Thanks for every bug report!</p>
166 </div>
167 <div data-role="collapsible" data-inset="false" data-theme="c" data-content-theme="d">
168 <h3>My question isn't answered,<br />or this is just not working!</h3>
169 <p style="margin-top: 0.25em; margin-bottom: 0.25em;">Please turn to the <a href="//list.europalab.com/mailman/listinfo/otpwcalc/">mailing list</a> and ask for help there. Answers appear in a day.</p>
170 </div>
171 </div><!-- /content -->
172 </div><!-- /page -->
173 </body>
174 </html>
