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MTOTP: Wouldn't it be nice if you were the 2FA device?

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mTOTP

It takes a special kind of geek to not carry a 2FA device. One who becomes the 2FA.

mTOTP is an experimental, manual variant of TOTP designed to be computed by a human without electronic devices. It explores the limits of time-based authentication under strict human constraints and makes no claims of cryptographic equivalence to standard TOTP.

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Introduction

mTOTP is a human‑executable OTP scheme designed to be:

deterministic

mentally doable (with practice)

auditable and explainable

reproducible by both humans and software

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