{"id":6800,"date":"2022-01-19T15:09:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T21:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allidm.com\/blog\/?p=6800"},"modified":"2022-01-20T08:34:39","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T14:34:39","slug":"what-is-a-one-time-password-otp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allidm.com\/blog\/what-is-a-one-time-password-otp\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is a One-Time Password (OTP)?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A one-time password (OTP) is an extra single-use password required in addition to your regular password to log into a computer or online service. The computer or service generates a one-time password for you on the fly to add an additional layer of authentication to help prevent unauthorized users from logging into other people&#8217;s accounts or stealing their credentials. OTPs are a first step in what\u2019s called two-factor authentication. They&#8217;re becoming more common as cybercriminals purchase usernames and passwords online to commit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/360-reviews\/privacy\/identity-theft-protection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ID theft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One-Time Password Definition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A one-time password is a string of characters that can be used to authenticate a user for access to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/360-reviews\/technology\/laptops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">laptop computer<\/a>, desktop computer, or online service. Most OTPs consist of six digits sent in a text message to the user\u2019s mobile phone, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/360-reviews\/technology\/tablets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tablet<\/a>, or email address. They&#8217;re normally used in conjunction with a traditional username and password as a way to bolster <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/360-reviews\/privacy\/what-is-cybersecurity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cybersecurity<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some OTPs use more than six numbers or strings of alphanumeric characters. OTPs are normally restricted to a single use (thus the name) and frequently expire after a short time. SMS text messages are commonly used to send OTPs to users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more at &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/360-reviews\/privacy\/what-is-one-time-password\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">usnews: What I<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/360-reviews\/privacy\/what-is-one-time-password\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"What Is a One-Time Password (OTP)?\">s a One-Time Password (OTP)?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A one-time password (OTP) is an extra single-use password required in addition to your regular password to log into a computer or online service. The computer or service generates a one-time password for you on the fly to add an additional layer of authentication to help prevent unauthorized users from logging into other people&#8217;s accounts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6019,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1902],"tags":[1345,778,1354],"class_list":["post-6800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-password-manager","tag-iam-solutions","tag-otp","tag-password-management"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allidm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Identity_and_Access_Management_Post.png?fit=141%2C124&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p25vfy-1LG","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allidm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allidm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allidm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allidm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allidm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6800"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/allidm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6801,"href":"https:\/\/allidm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6800\/revisions\/6801"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allidm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allidm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allidm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allidm.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}