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Support for RFC-compliant TOTP hashes #2972

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This implements support for SHA-256 and SHA-512 hash algorithms when
generating TOTP codes. These algorithms are specified by RFC6238. The
implementation is compatible with Google's OTP URL format, as well as
with the KeeOTP plugin for KeePass.

The implementation is not wired into the GUI, as the main project
developer expressed strong negative sentiment about adding more
options there. It is possible to configure codes by putting the
appropriate string into the entry's otp property, or using another
program with a less opinionated UI and a compatible on-disk format.

Type of change

  • ✅ New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)

Description and Context

Description above.

Fixes #873
Fixes #1566

Testing strategy

Built modified binary. Launched with existing database file containing a mix of SHA1 and SHA512 TOTPs from KeeOTP. Compared generated TOTP codes for both algorithms using "show OTP" with KeeOTP on one side and KeepassXC on the other. Ran OTP->"Show QR Code" and verified correct URL creation. Wrote and ran unit tests.

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  • ✅ I have read the CONTRIBUTING document. [REQUIRED] - there is none, so I don't know what this is. But I've read every one that's in this repo.
  • ✅ My code follows the code style of this project. [REQUIRED]
  • ✅ All new and existing tests passed. [REQUIRED]
  • ✅ I have compiled and verified my code with -DWITH_ASAN=ON. [REQUIRED]
  • ✅ I have added tests to cover my changes.

…ot#1566

This implements support for SHA-256 and SHA-512 hash algorithms when
generating TOTP codes. These algorithms are specified by RFC6238. The
implementation is compatible with Google's OTP URL format, as well as
with the KeeOTP plugin for KeePass.

The implementation is not wired into the GUI, as the main project
developer expressed strong negative sentiment about adding more
options there. It is possible to configure codes by putting the
appropriate string into the entry's otp property, or using another
program with a less opinionated UI and a compatible on-disk format.
@droidmonkey droidmonkey self-requested a review April 10, 2019 12:16
@droidmonkey droidmonkey added this to the v2.5.0 milestone Apr 10, 2019
@droidmonkey droidmonkey changed the title Support for RFC-compliant TOTP hashes #873 #1566 Support for RFC-compliant TOTP hashes Apr 15, 2019
@droidmonkey droidmonkey merged commit 04983ce into keepassxreboot:develop Apr 15, 2019
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koutheir commented Oct 9, 2019

I think there should be a GUI option that comes with this new supported feature.

For the moment, if you wonder how to actually use the feature without any GUI support, then here is how I got it to work:

  • Set up TOTP for the relevant entry as usual.
  • Edit the entry and go to the Advanced left tab.
  • Select the attribute TOTP Settings. Its contents are usually something like:
    30;6
    
    where 30 is the TOTP generation period in seconds, and 6 is the TOTP number of digits. Your content might vary depending on how you performed the TOTP setup.
  • You will have to replace the content of the TOTP Settings attribute with a URL that can provide the same information, but can also specify the algorithm to use for TOTP. An example of the URL I used is:
    otpauth://example.com/?secret=MYTOTPSECRET&digits=6&period=30&algorithm=sha512
    
    Of course you will have to replace MYTOTPSECRET with your own TOTP secret. You can also replace example.com with a more relevant name.

Thank you @BryanJacobs for supporting the feature in the first place.

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droidmonkey commented Oct 9, 2019

Otp url should be in an "otp" attribute not TOTP Settings

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Quoting from my original commit message, "The implementation is not wired into the GUI, as the main project developer expressed strong negative sentiment about adding more options there. It is possible to configure codes by putting the appropriate string into the entry's otp property, or using another program with a less opinionated UI and a compatible on-disk format."

I would rather have the feature be in keepassxc without GUI options than have it not be in keepassxc at all.

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I have an idea on how to add this to gui without bloating the dialog or confusing users.

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@koutheir and @BryanJacobs see #3622

phoerious added a commit that referenced this pull request Oct 26, 2019
Added

- Add 'Paper Backup' aka 'Export to HTML file' to the 'Database' menu [[#3277](#3277)]
- Add statistics panel with information about the database (number of entries, number of unique passwords, etc.) to the Database Settings dialog [[#2034](#2034)]
- Add offline user manual accessible via the 'Help' menu [[#3274](#3274)]
- Add support for importing 1Password OpVault files [[#2292](#2292)]
- Implement Freedesktop.org secret storage DBus protocol so that KeePassXC can be used as a vault service by libsecret [[#2726](#2726)]
- Add support for OnlyKey as an alternative to YubiKeys (requires yubikey-personalization >= 1.20.0) [[#3352](#3352)]
- Add group sorting feature [[#3282](#3282)]
- Add feature to download favicons for all entries at once [[#3169](#3169)]
- Add word case option to passphrase generator [[#3172](#3172)]
- Add support for RFC6238-compliant TOTP hashes [[#2972](#2972)]
- Add UNIX man page for main program [[#3665](#3665)]
- Add 'Monospaced font' option to the notes field [[#3321](#3321)]
- Add support for key files in auto open [[#3504](#3504)]
- Add search field for filtering entries in Auto-Type dialog [[#2955](#2955)]
- Complete usernames based on known usernames from other entries [[#3300](#3300)]
- Parse hyperlinks in the notes field of the entry preview pane [[#3596](#3596)]
- Allow abbreviation of field names in entry search [[#3440](#3440)]
- Allow setting group icons recursively [[#3273](#3273)]
- Add copy context menu for username and password in Auto-Type dialog [[#3038](#3038)]
- Drop to background after copying a password to the clipboard [[#3253](#3253)]
- Add 'Lock databases' entry to tray icon menu [[#2896](#2896)]
- Add option to minimize window after unlocking [[#3439](#3439)]
- Add option to minimize window after opening a URL [[#3302](#3302)]
- Request accessibility permissions for Auto-Type on macOS [[#3624](#3624)]
- Browser: Add initial support for multiple URLs [[#3558](#3558)]
- Browser: Add entry-specific browser integration settings [[#3444](#3444)]
- CLI: Add offline HIBP checker (requires a downloaded HIBP dump) [[#2707](#2707)]
- CLI: Add 'flatten' option to the 'ls' command [[#3276](#3276)]
- CLI: Add password generation options to `Add` and `Edit` commands [[#3275](#3275)]
- CLI: Add XML import [[#3572](#3572)]
- CLI: Add CSV export to the 'export' command [[#3278](#3278)]
- CLI: Add `-y --yubikey` option for YubiKey [[#3416](#3416)]
- CLI: Add `--dry-run` option for merging databases [[#3254](#3254)]
- CLI: Add group commands (mv, mkdir and rmdir) [[#3313](#3313)].
- CLI: Add interactive shell mode command `open` [[#3224](#3224)]

Changed

- Redesign database unlock dialog [ [#3287](#3287)]
- Rework the entry preview panel [ [#3306](#3306)]
- Move notes to General tab on Group Preview Panel [[#3336](#3336)]
- Enable entry actions when editing an entry and cleanup entry context menu  [[#3641](#3641)]
- Improve detection of external database changes  [[#2389](#2389)]
- Warn if user is trying to use a KDBX file as a key file [[#3625](#3625)]
- Add option to disable KeePassHTTP settings migrations prompt [[#3349](#3349), [#3344](#3344)]
- Re-enabled Wayland support (no Auto-Type yet) [[#3520](#3520), [#3341](#3341)]
- Add icon to 'Toggle Window' action in tray icon menu [[3244](#3244)]
- Merge custom data between databases only when necessary [[#3475](#3475)]
- Improve various file-handling related issues when picking files using the system's file dialog [[#3473](#3473)]
- Add 'New Entry' context menu when no entries are selected [[#3671](#3671)]
- Reduce default Argon2 settings from 128 MiB and one thread per CPU core to 64 MiB and two threads to account for lower-spec mobile hardware [ [#3672](#3672)]
- Browser: Remove unused 'Remember' checkbox for HTTP Basic Auth [[#3371](#3371)]
- Browser: Show database name when pairing with a new browser [[#3638](#3638)]
- Browser: Show URL in allow access dialog [[#3639](#3639)]
- CLI: The password length option `-l` for the CLI commands `Add` and `Edit` is now `-L` [[#3275](#3275)]
- CLI: The `-u` shorthand for the `--upper` password generation option has been renamed to `-U` [[#3275](#3275)]
- CLI: Rename command `extract` to `export`. [[#3277](#3277)]

Fixed

- Improve accessibility for assistive technologies [[#3409](#3409)]
- Correctly unlock all databases if `--pw-stdin` is provided [[#2916](#2916)]
- Fix password generator issues with special characters [[#3303](#3303)]
- Fix KeePassXC interrupting shutdown procedure [[#3666](#3666)]
- Fix password visibility toggle button state on unlock dialog [[#3312](#3312)]
- Fix potential data loss if database is reloaded while user is editing an entry [[#3656](#3656)]
- Fix hard-coded background color in search help popup [[#3001](#3001)]
- Fix font choice for password preview [[#3425](#3425)]
- Fix handling of read-only files when autosave is enabled [[#3408](#3408)]
- Handle symlinks correctly when atomic saves are disabled [[#3463](#3463)]
- Enable HighDPI icon scaling on Linux [[#3332](#3332)]
- Make Auto-Type on macOS more robust and remove old Carbon API calls [[#3634](#3634), [[#3347](#3347))]
- Hide Share tab if KeePassXC is compiled without KeeShare support and other minor KeeShare improvements [[#3654](#3654), [[#3291](#3291), [#3029](#3029), [#3031](#3031), [#3236](#3236)]
- Correctly bring window to the front when clicking tray icon on macOS [[#3576](#3576)]
- Correct application shortcut created by MSI Installer on Windows [[#3296](#3296)]
- Fix crash when removing custom data [[#3508](#3508)]
- Fix placeholder resolution in URLs [[#3281](#3281)]
- Fix various inconsistencies and platform-dependent compilation bugs [[#3664](#3664), [#3662](#3662), [#3660](#3660), [#3655](#3655), [#3649](#3649), [#3417](#3417), [#3357](#3357), [#3319](#3319), [#3318](#3318), [#3304](#3304)]
- Browser: Fix potential leaking of entries through the browser integration API if multiple databases are opened [[#3480](#3480)]
- Browser: Fix password entropy calculation [[#3107](#3107)]
- Browser: Fix Windows registry settings for portable installation [[#3603](#3603)]
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