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vbarrielletoday at 2:57 PM1 replyview on HN

TOTP not accepted, because the confirmation for payment must include the amount to be paid, which cannot be done under TOTP as far as I know.


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pixelesquetoday at 3:47 PM

Some UK banks (Nationwide and Barclays I know for certain) have had mini card-reader PIN devices since around 2010 that they've given customers, that basically generate on an LCD screen an 8-digit code for authentication.

When confirming a large transfer, you also need to enter the payment amount in the device, and I assume this gets hashed into the number as well.

More recently (last 3/4 years), you can also use their mobile app to do this instead / as well as.

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