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commit 86bc04b9c4fe93d6bd0d5b4ae7a8ceb8d3706399
parent 11cca8ce6cf02d2e3261d9842e65f4b3a5f3334b
Author: Florian Dold <florian@dold.me>
Date:   Tue, 30 Jan 2024 22:56:46 +0100

expand otp_key docs

Diffstat:

Mcore/api-merchant.rst | 6+++++-


1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/core/api-merchant.rst b/core/api-merchant.rst
@@ -3137,7 +3137,11 @@ to validate that a customer made a payment.
       // Human-readable description for the device.
       otp_device_description: string;
 
-      // A base64-encoded key
+      // A key encoded with RFC 3548 Base32.
+      // IMPORTANT: This is not using the typical
+      // Taler base32-crockford encoding.
+      // Instead it uses the RFC 3548 encoding to
+      // be compatible with the TOTP standard.
       otp_key: string;
 
       // Algorithm for computing the POS confirmation.