---
title: "pass with otp"
tags: [ "data", "credentials", "secrets", "2fa", "otp" ]
requires: "pass"
---

Need a Microsoft or Google authenticator?
No you don't.

These usually come in the form of QR codes.


```qr code

                                 
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```

Download the code, and get the information out:


```sh
zbarimg qr.png 
otp="$(zbarimg qr.png | sed 's/QR-Code://')"
otp_name=site.org.otp
echo "${otp}" | pass otp add --echo "${otp_name}"
```

Show the OTP:


```sh
pass otp "${otp_name}"
```