In one of Apple’s videos dedicated to developers, the company revealed a new feature that wasn’t mentioned in the WWDC 2021 keynote.
TOTP
Time-Based One-Time Passwords (TOTP) are the codes you receive when you add two-step authentication to an online account. These are six-digit numbers that change every 30 seconds to reduce the chance of an account hack.
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There are dedicated apps for these passwords, and many password managers support them, too. The time-based passcodes are more secure than the SMS-based passcodes some companies use, or passcode sent through email.
Now, we can add Apple to the list. iCloud Keychain will support TOTP, adding a secure layer by default for Apple users.
Apple shared the 14:30 minute video on its webpage.
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