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Invalid TOTP URL for QR code #25

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@reepy

I was trying to get bna to generate a URL, to create a QR code so I could add it to AndOTP.

However, the QR code wouldn't scan. AndOTP ('Invalid QR code'), Authy ('Invalid format, token format not supported') or FreeOTP ('The token specified was invalid') could use the QR code because of a missing colon. Google Authenticator scans it without issue.

The spec doesn't specify the colon is required.

As soon as the colon is added it works. The colon is present in the example in README.md under 'Getting an OTPAuth URL'.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Setup bna
  2. Run bna show-url
  3. You'll notice the code is missing the colon before the question mark. This means you can't import this URL into common TOTP apps.

For example: otpauth://totp/Blizzard:SERIAL?secret=SERCRET&issuer=Blizzard&digits=8
Should be: otpauth://totp/Blizzard:SERIAL:?secret=SERCRET&issuer=Blizzard&digits=8

You can verify this:

  1. Install a QR code generator pip3 install qrcode[pil]
  2. Run qr "PASTEURLHERE"
  3. Try and scan the QR code. You'll notice you get an error.
  4. Repeat step 2, but add the missing colon.
  5. Try and scan the QR code. You'll notice it works this time.

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