This article explains the TOTP algorithm behind time‑based one‑time passwords, outlines its security benefits and common use cases such as online logins, VPNs, and hardware tokens, and provides a practical Python implementation with code examples using the pyotp library.
Version 25.1 of Erlang/OTP, the first maintenance patch for OTP 25, introduces production‑ready OpenSSL 3.0 crypto support, fixes a critical CVE‑2022‑37026 SSL/TLS client‑authentication bypass, adjusts engine loading behavior, and includes various minor bug fixes and enhancements.
This article explains the technical principles behind offline payment codes used by Alipay and WeChat, covering common payment modes, online and offline code schemes, OTP generation, cryptographic algorithms, their advantages, drawbacks, and practical implementation details.
Even without network connectivity, mobile payment apps like WeChat and Alipay can complete transactions using offline payment codes; this article explains the two common QR payment methods, the online and offline code schemes, the underlying OTP and HMAC‑SHA1 algorithms, and their security trade‑offs.
This article explains the two main mobile payment methods, details the online and offline payment‑code schemes, describes the OTP generation algorithm based on HMAC‑SHA1 and BASE32, and discusses the security trade‑offs and practical considerations of offline payment codes.
Over the past decade, Erlang has evolved from a niche functional language into a robust platform with powerful concurrency, fault tolerance, and a rich ecosystem, illustrated by its key applications, knowledge ladder, recent improvements, and future prospects for both Erlang and its Elixir community.
