Everything about Google Authenticator

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

1. Read the overview: Google AuthenticatorA 5-minute orientation
2. Pick up a classic book: An Authentic Narrative of Four Years' Residence at Tongataboo: One of the ...The most-reprinted book on the subject
3. Read the landmark paper: A Novel Authentication Method That Combines Honeytokens and Google AuthenticatorCited 12 times
4. Go sideways: Time-based one-time passwordA closely related topic
5. Go sideways: Comparison of OTP applicationsA closely related topic

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

• A Novel Authentication Method That Combines Honeytokens and Google Authenticator

  Vassilis Papaspirou, Maria Papathanasaki, Leandros Maglaras · 2023 · Information · 12 citations

• Implementation of Layered User Verification in Web Applications Using Google Authenticator-Based Two-Factor Authentication

  Riski Yanti, Nurdin, Al Khaidar · 2025 · Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Engineering Applications (JAIEA) · 0 citations

📚 Books worth reading

• An Authentic Narrative of Four Years' Residence at Tongataboo: One of the ...George Vason, Samuel Piggott · 1810

Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.

🔗 Related topics

• Time-based one-time password Time-based one-time password (TOTP) is a computer algorithm that generates a one-time password (OTP) using the current time as a source of uniqueness.…
• Comparison of OTP applications The following is a general comparison of OTP applications that are used to generate one-time passwords for two-factor authentication (2FA) systems using…
• HMAC-based one-time password HMAC-based one-time password (HOTP) is a cryptographic algorithm based on a one-time password (OTP) and hash-based message authentication code (HMAC).…
• MultiOTP multiOTP is an open source PHP class, a command-line tool, and a web interface that can be used to provide an operating-system-independent, strong authenticatio…
• FreeOTP FreeOTP is a free and open-source authenticator by Red Hat. It implements multi-factor authentication using HOTP and TOTP. Tokens can be added by scanning…
• One-time password A one-time password (OTP), also known as a one-time PIN, one-time passcode, one-time authorization code (OTAC) or dynamic password, is a password that…
• Authenticator An authenticator is a means used to confirm a user's identity, that is, to perform digital authentication. A person authenticates to a computer system…
• Rublon Rublon MFA is a multi-factor authentication platform developed by Rublon sp. z o.o. that offers an extra layer of security for users logging into networks…