Accounts

This page describes the Accounts panel in PicoKeyApp FIDO management.

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Overview

The Accounts panel manages OATH accounts stored on the device.

• List existing accounts
• Add TOTP accounts
• Add HOTP accounts
• Review account status before provisioning

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Adding accounts

Add TOTP

Use the TOTP form to create time-based OTP entries.

Fields

• Issuer: Service or organization name (for example GitHub or Google).
• Account: Account label shown in the list (usually an email or username).
• Secret: Shared OATH secret used to generate codes.
• Period: Time step in seconds for code rotation (commonly 30).
• Digits: OTP output length (typically 6 or 8).

Note

Exact field names can vary slightly depending on firmware and app version.

Add HOTP

Use the HOTP form to create counter-based OTP entries.

Fields

• Issuer: Service or organization name.
• Account: Account label shown in the list.
• Secret: Shared OATH secret used to generate codes.
• Counter: Initial counter value used for the first HOTP code.
• Digits: OTP output length (typically 6 or 8).

Note

HOTP codes advance when the counter increases, while TOTP codes rotate based on time.

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Locked state

When the OATH applet is protected, account data is hidden until unlock.