PHP - Authentication with Google Authenticator
22.02.2016
In this tutorial, I have explained how to add Two factor authentication with Google Authenticator and PHP . You can check official Google-Authentication project here. Github
Follow the steps.
Step 1) Create a unique secret code of length 16 characters.
PHPGangsta provides wrapper class for Google Authenticator. You can download using composer.
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php php composer.phar require phpgangsta/googleauthenticator:dev-master
Use the below code to generate the secret code.
createSecret(); echo "Secret: ".$secret; ?>
Step 2) Create a QR code withe the generated secret.
We need to prepare a QR code using the secret. If you want to read more about QR code generation for Google Authenticator. Github Wiki
You can use any QR code generator to generate the QR code, For this demo I am using Google charts.
createSecret(); echo "Secret: ".$secret."n"; //save this at server side $website = 'http://webkader.com'; //Your Website $title= 'WebKader'; $qrCodeUrl = $authenticator->getQRCodeGoogleUrl($title, $secret,$website); echo $qrCodeUrl; ?>
Step 3) Generate TOTP (Time-Based One time password) using Google Authenticator App
Download the Google Authenticator app from Google Play or AppStore
Open the app and Click on '+' Button, and scan the QR code generated using Google Charts. Authenticator app generates the TOTP for your website. TOTP will change for every 30 secs.
Step 4) Verifying OTP at server side
verifyCode($secret, $otp, $tolerance); if ($checkResult) { echo 'OTP is Validated Succesfully'; } else { echo 'FAILED'; } ?>