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Semi related: apps which display TOTP tokens should start their timer when the user opens the app (so the code doesn't change 5s after opening the app). The ser
by amenghra 5y ago
Semi related: apps which display TOTP tokens should start their timer when the user opens the app (so the code doesn't change 5s after opening the app). The server in the backend is checking the previous+next N tokens anyways since the server needs to account for clocks not being 100% synchronized.
- hunter2_ 5y agoUnless the authenticator app was already open, in which case skipping to the next token should be possible on demand. Alternatively, we just found the semantic use case for the <marquee> tag: a properly calibrated scrolling ticker would give readers the clear option (regardless of initial phase) to start reading the newest token or continue reading an older one, as the ideal selection may evolve unexpectedly based on distractions.