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A free software implementation of Symantec's VIP Access application and protocol

19 mentions on Hacker News by 14 people: 0 stories, 19 comments · first 2017-06-11 · latest 2024-03-25

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  1. …found a project that allows me top stop using it and instead utilize other standard TOTP clients. https://github.com/dlenski/python-vipaccess https://gist.github.com/jarbro/ca7c9d3eebba1396d53b4a7228575...
    comment by jpeeler · 2024-03-25 · in Aegis v3.0 – a free, secure and open source 2FA app for Android
  2. …codes so that you can load them into the Apple Keychain or whatever other TOTP program you prefer: https://github.com/dlenski/python-vipaccess
    comment by js2 · 2023-10-28 · in Getting my library cards onto my phone the hard way
  3. …to use any TOTP app. I have been accessing Schwab and other banking sites this way for years. [1] https://github.com/dlenski/python-vipaccess
    comment by pxeboot · 2023-10-28 · in Tell HN: Automatic fraud detection is making my life hell
  4. Symantec VIP is TOTP under the hood. https://github.com/dlenski/python-vipaccess
    comment by CameronNemo · 2023-09-13 · in When MFA isn't MFA, or how we got phished
  5. My apologies, I guess I read these bits wrong. https://github.com/dlenski/python-vipaccess/blob/cc4366f7bce... https://github.com/dlenski/python-vipaccess/issues/39#issuec...
    comment by omoikane · 2023-05-04 · in TOTP Authentication with Free Software
  6. Fortunately you can undo these steps for $BANK1 and use your TOTP authenticator of choice: https://github.com/dlenski/python-vipaccess e: I think you added a reference to this as I was writing my comment :)
    comment by sebk · 2023-05-04 · in TOTP Authentication with Free Software
  7. …separate. (This was very useful for extracting the TOTP secret out of the Symantec VIP 2FA system: https://github.com/dlenski/python-vipaccess ) At work, we do for non-person accounts. It's non-ideal, but I don't want to manage two…
    comment by secabeen · 2023-01-19 · in RIP, Passwords. Here’s What’s Coming Next
  8. …[1] https://www.cyrozap.com/2014/09/29/reversing-the-symantec-vi... (expired cert warning) [2] https://github.com/dlenski/python-vipaccess
    comment by mananaysiempre · 2022-10-19 · in TOTP for 2FA is incredibly easy to implement. So what's your excuse?
  9. …I wanted to let you know is that you can convert the Symantec VIP token into a standard TOTP token. https://github.com/dlenski/python-vipaccess
    comment by js2 · 2022-10-18 · in TOTP for 2FA is incredibly easy to implement. So what's your excuse?
  10. python-vipaccess might interest you. I used it for both PayPal and eBay at one point. https://github.com/dlenski/python-vipaccess
    comment by efreak · 2022-06-08 · in I've locked myself out of my digital life
  11. Is this the Symantec script you're referring to? https://github.com/dlenski/python-vipaccess Once you follow those steps you can generate codes from any TOTP system (Yubi, Android, etc).
    comment by synthos · 2022-03-05 · in Ask HN: How many 2FA tokens do you have?
  12. There’s also a tool that converts Symantec VIP Access tokens to standard TOTP tokens: https://github.com/dlenski/python-vipaccess
    comment by js2 · 2021-08-28 · in How does Google Authenticator work?
  13. …rolling TOTP code from the Google Auth App. (If you use Authy you may have to type it manually) [0] https://github.com/dlenski/python-vipaccess [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/hvvuwl/usi...
    comment by ZekeSulastin · 2021-08-19 · in Canada calls screen scraping ‘unsecure,’ sets Open Banking target for 2023
  14. …import that into Authy/Google Authenticator/1Password if you want. It's good at least for backup. https://github.com/dlenski/python-vipaccess
    comment by PascLeRasc · 2020-08-26 · in Japan facing credit card number shortage
  15. I used this Python library to create a TOTP for my bank’s Symantec VIP login: https://github.com/dlenski/python-vipaccess I then can store it in my 1Password which provides the new code every 30 seconds.
    comment by lmcnearney · 2020-04-16 · in Ask HN: Symantec VIP 2FA ( Alternatives? Backups?)
  16. …to get the Symantec TOTP code into a standard TOTP program like Authy or Google Authenticator: https://github.com/dlenski/python-vipaccess
    comment by js2 · 2020-03-30 · in Saudis suspected of phone spying campaign in US
  17. …I've got an existing key in Authy[0], but I'd like to move to a different authenticator app [0] https://github.com/dlenski/python-vipaccess emulates the Symantec VIP app, allowing you to provision a secret key, then export it to a…
    comment by efreak · 2020-02-24 · in “We found PayPal vulnerabilities and PayPal punished us for it”
  18. …also allegedly possible to deactivate in a bunch of other ways, e.g. by adding a new credit card. https://github.com/dlenski/python-vipaccess
    comment by pricechild · 2017-09-21 · in Vulnerabilities in mobile networks opens Bitcoin wallets to hackers
  19. …proprietary 2FA devices are just TOTP with a weird provisioning system. You can use a tool such as https://github.com/dlenski/python-vipaccess to use google authenticator/freeotp etc. to access paypal. That said... I believe you still need…
    comment by pricechild · 2017-06-11 · in Hackers Are Hijacking Phone Numbers and Breaking into Email, Bank Accounts