totp

Configure TOTP MFA method

Restricted endpoint

The API path can only be called from the root namespace.

This endpoint defines a MFA method of type TOTP.

Method	Path
`POST`	`/sys/mfa/method/totp/:name`

Parameters

name (string: <required>) – Name of the MFA method.
issuer (string: <required>) - The name of the key's issuing organization.
period (int or duration format string: 30) - The length of time used to generate a counter for the TOTP token calculation.
key_size (int: 20) – Specifies the size in bytes of the generated key.
qr_size (int: 200) - The pixel size of the generated square QR code.
algorithm (string: "SHA1") – Specifies the hashing algorithm used to generate the TOTP code. Options include "SHA1", "SHA256" and "SHA512".
digits (int: 6) - The number of digits in the generated TOTP token. This value can either be 6 or 8.
skew (int: 1) - The number of delay periods that are allowed when validating a TOTP token. This value can either be 0 or 1.
max_validation_attempts (int: 5) - The maximum number of consecutive TOTP code failed validation.

Sample payload

{
  "issuer": "vault"
}

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request POST \
    --data @payload.json \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/mfa/method/totp/my_totp

Read TOTP MFA method

This endpoint queries the MFA configuration of TOTP type for a given method name.

Method	Path
`GET`	`/sys/mfa/method/totp/:name`

Parameters

name (string: <required>) – Name of the MFA method.

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request GET \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/mfa/method/totp/my_totp

Sample response

{
  "data": {
    "algorithm": "SHA1",
    "digits": 6,
    "id": "865587ba-6229-7f2a-6da0-609d5370af70",
    "issuer": "vault",
    "key_size": 20,
    "name": "my_totp",
    "period": 30,
    "qr_size": 200,
    "skew": 1,
    "type": "totp"
    "max_validation_attempts": 5
  }
}

Delete TOTP MFA method

This endpoint deletes a TOTP MFA method.

Method	Path
`DELETE`	`/sys/mfa/method/totp/:name`

Parameters

name (string: <required>) - Name of the MFA method.

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request DELETE \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/mfa/method/totp/my_totp

Generate a TOTP MFA secret

This endpoint generates an MFA secret in the entity of the calling token, if it doesn't exist already, using the configuration stored under the given MFA method name.

Method	Path
`GET`	`/sys/mfa/method/totp/:name/generate`

Parameters

name (string: <required>) - Name of the MFA method.

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request GET \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/mfa/method/totp/my_totp/generate

Sample response

{
  "data": {
    "barcode": "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 DQcxAEDOOz+2troUZaq1hNP40lr/eP61TicbP5nO6joWYgSBmIIgZx7ysiNu+ruj6dB5q7D4ii5Oo82EP+UYgiBkIYob0/pCV2/Uda7/TunX1PJHNq9qvGvN/HgcLMQNBzEAQM1p5WdM6kI mv5zReNo9uvtet+WTz+sBC/EAQMxDEjO0zF99dA9it+6jOM7qe+dKqde7V/qP5nP5eWIgZCGIGgpix3UNUbsXkq/Xd2Thd35zqE5v66Hb9YCFmIIgZCGLGlT3kwS1fUbcGsVq3HvUXnY/U+ ExEZW/DQsxAEDMQxIzS+0Mybq3REd1c3ur5qBs7z/a4zjNWsBAzEMQMBDHjZQ+Z+oAeqGv42o9aq5j1m5HN51ZdfWX+WIgZCGIGgpixfX8I/DmwEDP+DQAA//9kwGH4xZewMgAAAABJRU5E rkJggg==",
    "url": "otpauth://totp/vault:4746fb81-028c-cd4e-026b-7dd18fe4c2f4?algorithm=SHA1&digits=6&issuer=vault&period=30&secret=XVE7TOZWJVEWQOATOD7 U53IEAJG72Z2I"
  }
}

Administratively generate a TOTP MFA secret

This endpoint can be used to generate a TOTP MFA secret. Unlike the generate API which stores the generated secret on the entity ID of the calling token, the admin-generate API stores the generated secret on the given entity ID.

Method	Path
`POST`	`/sys/mfa/method/totp/:name/admin-generate`

Parameters

name (string: <required>) - Name of the MFA method.
entity_id (string: <required>) - Entity ID on which the generated secret needs to get stored.

Sample payload

{
  "entity_id": "4746fb81-028c-cd4e-026b-7dd18fe4c2f4"
}

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request POST \
    --data @payload.json
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/mfa/method/totp/my_totp/admin-generate

Sample response

{
  "data": {
    "barcode": "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",
    "url": "otpauth://totp/vault:4746fb81-028c-cd4e-026b-7dd18fe4c2f4?algorithm=SHA1&digits=6&issuer=vault&period=30&secret=6HQ4RZ7GM6MMLRKVDCI23LXNZF7UDZ2U"
  }
}

Administratively destroy TOTP MFA secret

This endpoint deletes a TOTP MFA secret from the given entity ID.

Note that in order to overwrite a secret on the entity, it is required to explicitly delete the secret first. This API can be used to delete the secret and the generate or admin-generate APIs should be used to regenerate a new secret.

Method	Path
`POST`	`/sys/mfa/method/:name/admin-destroy`

Parameters

name (string: <required>) – Name of the MFA method.
entity_id (string: <required>) - Entity ID from which the MFA secret should be removed.

Sample payload

{
  "entity_id": "4746fb81-028c-cd4e-026b-7dd18fe4c2f4"
}

Sample request

$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request POST \
    --data @payload.json
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/mfa/method/totp/my_totp/admin-destroy