Sending OpenOTP QR Code via Email with no Self-Service Apps

[Shawn S]

I would like to be able to send a QR-Code (or it's secret key) to a user via email when I create it manually in WebAdm.

I have my WebAdm configuration setup to forward mail to a mail relay server, where I can do the encryption and security of the email.   But I can find no way to have manually created QR Codes sent from WebAdm.

Additionally, I do not have any self-service apps (pwreset, selfreg, selfdesk) enabled, and currently prefer to keep it that way.

I noticed a similar thread on this a couple years ago:

https://www.rcdevs.com/forum/technical-forum/?place=topic%2Frcdevs-technical%2FeobqhemPjhU%2Fdiscussion

There was mention of a 'script' for doing this.  If one is available, great.  

Thanks in advance to your response.

[francois...@rcdevs.com]

Hi Shawn,

If you don't wan to use our self-services, you can write your own script with the api:

https://www.rcdevs.com/docs/howtos/api/api/#1-manager-api

You need to follow these steps if you want the push capability:

Get_Random_Bytes 20 -> key

OpenOTP.Mobile_Session -> session

OpenOTP.TOTP_URI -> uri

Get_QRCode -> scan the qrcode

OpenOTP.Mobile_Response -> wait while == 2 if you want push

OpenOTP.TOTP_Register 

[Shawn S]

Francois;

Thanks for the reply.  This is helpful.

I'm using OpenOTP version 1.3.8.  Under the /opt/webadm/websrvs/openotp/export.xml file, I don't find a 'Get_QRCode' method, but I do see a 'Token_QRCode' method that appears to do the same thing-- return a Base64 string representative of the QRCode image that one would get in WebAdm with registration.  I will try to use that method to get the string, decode it, and send it by email.

(Note:  in the export.xml file, it says that the method is being 'deprecated'.   But I don't see any method in the file that replaces it.).

I'll try in the next couple days to get a script successfully running,  and reply back once completed.

[francois...@rcdevs.com]

Hi Shawn 

It's in /opt/webadm/lib/schemas/webadm_export.xml

You can also found them in WebADM > Admin > Remote Manager Interface

You can

[Shawn S]

Francois;

Ok, I got a working script written in perl with the mojolicious Mojo::UserAgent and Mojo::JSON modules for the JSON-RPC transaction.  It grabs existing QR Code and sends via email as an image GIF attachment.

Sharing this on github at

https://github.com/sown87/webadm-api-scripts

Thanks again for your help.