macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install cotplocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 6072
Install cotp with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix, pacman
TOTP/HOTP authenticator app with import functionality. Version 1.10.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-23. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install cotp.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add cotpAlpine Linux edge package indexes · cotp · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install cotpDebian stable package indexes · cotp · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#cotpnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/co/cotp/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S cotpArch Linux sync databases · cotp · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
TOTP/HOTP authenticator app with import functionality
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cotp
history
Project history and usage
cotp is a command-line TOTP/HOTP authenticator aimed at users who want two-factor codes in a terminal-accessible, encrypted local database. Its niche is the intersection of password-manager-like local storage and Unix-style CLI workflows.
Project history
The replydev/cotp repository was created in December 2020 and published its first GitHub release later that month. The README says the author created cotp to have minimalist, secure, desktop-accessible software for managing two-factor authentication codes.
Adoption history
The project has remained a smaller security utility rather than a large platform. Its README notes distribution in Linux distro repositories and gives Homebrew, Cargo, and manual source installation paths, which is typical for Rust command-line tools that serve both desktop and shell users.
How it is used
cotp initializes an encrypted database on first run, displays OTP codes in an interactive dashboard, can add TOTP and HOTP entries, lists records as JSON, imports encrypted Aegis backups, exports its database, and can copy selected codes to the clipboard.
Why package nerds care
For package nerds, cotp is notable because it packages sensitive local credential material without depending on a cloud account. The distribution concern is less about daemons or services and more about preserving a stable CLI, encryption format, clipboard integration, and migration/import behavior.
Timeline
- 2020: replydev/cotp repository created and first release published.
- 2020: README documented encrypted database storage and import/migration from other authenticator apps.
- 2026: Project continued publishing releases.
Related projects
- Aegis, andOTP, Authy migration tooling, RFC 6238 TOTP, RFC 4226 HOTP.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.cotp/db.cotp
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cotp | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.10.0
manager updated2026-07-23
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:cotp |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.10.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/replydev/cotp |
| Repository | https://github.com/replydev/cotp |
| Last updated | 2026-07-23T01:10:16Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
cotp 1.9.2-1+b3
Trustworthy, encrypted, command-line TOTP/HOTP authenticator app with import functionality.
https://github.com/replydev/cotp
sudo apt install cotp- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: rust-cotp
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cotp
Nix95%
cotp
nix profile install nixpkgs#cotp- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cotp
apk95%
cotp 1.9.7-r0
Trustworthy, encrypted, command-line TOTP/HOTP authenticator app with import functionality
https://github.com/replydev/cotp
sudo apk add cotp- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: cotp
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cotp
pacman95%
cotp 1.10.0-1
Trustworthy, encrypted, command-line TOTP/HOTP authenticator app with import functionality
https://github.com/replydev/cotp
sudo pacman -S cotp- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- 5 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cotp
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation