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Python LibreAuth
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Python bindings to the LibreAuth library.
LibreAuth is a collection of tools for user authentication written in Rust.
Features
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This is a work in progress. Some features may not be available.
* 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/))
- ✓ 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))
- ✗ the key can be passed as bytes, an ASCII string, an hexadicimal string or a base32 string
- ✗ customizable counter
- ✗ customizable hash function (sha1, sha256, sha512)
- ✗ 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))
- ✗ the key can be passed as bytes, an ASCII string, an hexadicimal string or a base32 string
- ✗ customizable timestamp
- ✗ customizable period
- ✗ customizable initial time (T0)
- ✗ customizable hash function (sha1, sha256, sha512)
- ✗ customizable output length
- ✗ customizable output alphabet
- ✗ customizable positive and negative period tolerance
Requirements
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LibreAuth 0.6 or higher.