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 * Password / passphrase authentication
 
   - ✓ no character-set limitation
-  - ✓ reasonable lenth limit ([security vs. DOS](http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/09/long-passwords-are-good-but-too-much-length-can-be-bad-for-security/))
+  - ✓ reasonable lenth limit (`security vs. DOS <http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/09/long-passwords-are-good-but-too-much-length-can-be-bad-for-security/>`_
   - ✓ strong, evolutive and retro-compatible password hashing functions
   - ✓ optional NIST Special Publication 800-63B compatibility
 
-* HOTP - HMAC-based One-time Password Algorithm ([OATH](http://www.openauthentication.org/) - [RFC 4226](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4226))
+* HOTP - HMAC-based One-time Password Algorithm (`OATH <http://www.openauthentication.org/>`_ - `RFC 4226 <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4226>`_)
 
   - ✗ the key can be passed as bytes, an ASCII string, an hexadicimal string or a base32 string
   - ✗ customizable counter
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ This is a work in progress. Some features may not be available.
   - ✗ customizable output length
   - ✗ customizable output alphabet
 
-* TOTP - Time-based One-time Password Algorithm ([OATH](http://www.openauthentication.org/) - [RFC 6238](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6238))
+* TOTP - Time-based One-time Password Algorithm (`OATH <http://www.openauthentication.org/>`_ - `RFC 6238 <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6238>`_)
 
   - ✗ the key can be passed as bytes, an ASCII string, an hexadicimal string or a base32 string
   - ✗ customizable timestamp