Initiative for Open Authentication

<h2 id="terminology">Terminology</h2>
<p>The name <i>OATH</i> is an acronym from the phrase "open authentication", and is pronounced as the English word "oath".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a>
</p><p>OATH is not related to <a href="/facts/OAuth/gIu2zsv1">OAuth</a>, an open standard for <a href="/facts/Authorization/FYFAkCH2">authorization</a>, however, most logging systems employ a mixture of both.
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/HMAC-based_one-time_password_algorithm/pd25nUTw">HOTP: An HMAC-based one-time password algorithm</a> (RFC 4226)</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Time-based_one-time_password_algorithm/C2SCYbGe">TOTP: Time-based one-time password algorithm</a> (RFC 6238)</li>
<li>OCRA: OATH Challenge-Response Algorithm (RFC 6287)</li>
<li>Portable Symmetric Key Container (PSKC) (RFC 6030)</li>
<li>Dynamic Symmetric Key Provisioning Protocol (DSKPP) (RFC 6063)</li>
<li><a href="/facts/FIDO_Alliance/MJWesQXW">FIDO Alliance</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://openauthentication.org/">Official website</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.openauthentication.org/members">List of OATH members</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.openauthentication.org/specification">OATH Specifications</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"Pronunciation and Capitalization". Google Groups. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016. <a href="https://archive.today/20161114093938/https://groups.google.com/forum/%23!msg/oauth/Wy34FxwKXwI/Y8mLJBV1Zl4J" target="_blank">https://archive.today/20161114093938/https://groups.google.com/forum/%23!msg/oauth/Wy34FxwKXwI/Y8mLJBV1Zl4J</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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