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OpenID vs py2fa

A side-by-side look at OpenID and py2fa. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

OpenID

OpenID

Online Services

OpenID is an open standard and decentralized authentication protocol that allows users to log into different websites using the same digital identity. It eliminates the need for separate usernames and passwords for each site.

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py2fa

py2fa

Security & Privacy

py2fa is an open-source Python library for implementing two-factor authentication (2FA). It supports time-based one-time passwords (TOTP) and HMAC-based one-time passwords (HOTP). py2fa makes it easy to add 2FA to Python applications and websites by handling the cryptographic operations and providing utilities for generating/validating tokens.

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