SYMANTEC VIP ACCESS REVIEW INSTALL

You can use oathtool to generate the same OTP codesĪs would be produced by the official VIP Access apps: You will need the ID to register this credential: VSST89795985

This credential expires on this date: T16:24:42.226Z Otpauth://totp/VIP%20Access: VSST89795985?secret= KVIMXW236KKUVMSVNYKZOBFPTWMKMPKZ&digits=6&algorithm=SHA1&issuer=Symantec&period=30

SYMANTEC VIP ACCESS REVIEW INSTALL

Install python-vipaccess with pip3 install python-vipaccess and yubioath with sudo apt-get install yubioath-desktopĮxecute python-vipaccess from wherever pip installed it (in my case ~/.local/bin/vipaccess) like so:

More difficult to back up, as counter changes on every code use.

Yubikey keyboard emulation works - no software needed.

Based on counter - new code every button press.

Requires a program on your computer - cannot use Yubikey's keyboard emulation.

Based on time - new code every 30 seconds.

The other option is HOTP which uses a counter instead - this is what the Symantec VIP Hardware Authenticator does, and simplifies things on devices like the Yubikey that don't have built-in clocks. The codes generated by the Symantec VIP Access phone app (and the likes of Google Authenticator) are TOTP codes - the code depends on the time. If you don't already have a Yubikey, you might also consider a Symantec VIP Hardware Authenticator which is less than half the price of the Yubikey I used - but I already have the Yubikey and the Hardware Authenticator doesn't ship to the UK TOTP vs HOTP You can generate Symantec VIP Access credentials and load them onto any Yubikey that supports TOTP or HOTP (i.e.

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