Generating a QR code for a user

About this task

You can also use an alternative way to use the secret string in an authentication app by generating a QR code that is sent to the user.

Procedure

To generate a QR code for a user, complete the following steps:
  1. Create a URL key for a specific user account using the following command:
    iepasswd -k <username> | qrencode -t <image_type> <url_key>

    where:

    Parameter Description Example
    <username> The user account to set the URL key for admin
    <image_type> The generated image type. UTF8
    <url_key> The URL string from the iepasswd command. otpauth://totp/admin?secret=C8AOWII6PYVMLMD1OSD2YCGILM& issuer=engine.example.com
  2. Send the QR code image to the user.