How To Install python3-pyotp on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyotp
on Kali Linux.
What is python3-pyotp
python3-pyotp is:
This package contains a Python library for generating and verifying one-time passwords. It can be used to implement two-factor (2FA) or multi-factor (MFA) authentication methods in web applications and in other systems that require users to log in.
Quick overview of using One Time Passwords on your phone:
- OTPs involve a shared secret, stored both on the phone and the server
- OTPs can be generated on a phone without internet connectivity
- OTPs should always be used as a second factor of authentication(if your phone is lost, you account is still secured with a password)
- Google Authenticator allows you to store multiple OTP secrets and provision those using a QR Code(no more typing in the secret)
There are three methods to install python3-pyotp
on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-pyotp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyotp
using apt-get
by running the following command:
Install python3-pyotp Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyotp
using apt
by running the following command:
Install python3-pyotp Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyotp
using aptitude
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall python3-pyotp on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-pyotp
package we can use the following command:
Uninstall python3-pyotp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pyotp
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
Remove python3-pyotp Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pyotp
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
Remove python3-pyotp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pyotp
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
Dependencies
python3-pyotp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyotp
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.