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+# Mirror and history of OpenOTP
+
+It's a mirror and the historical release in a git repository.
+I did the mirror because I used OpenOTP with [paper-token](https://github.com/adulau/paper-token) and [hotp-js](https://github.com/adulau/hotp-js).
+
+OpenOTP author is Mark Fullmer.
+
+# Original information page
+
+Captured from [http://web.archive.org/web/20140620004358/http://www.splintered.net/sw/otp/](http://web.archive.org/web/20140620004358/http://www.splintered.net/sw/otp/).
+
+~~~~
+Open OTP Information
+
+OpenOTP is an implementation of the HOTP protocol using a ZeitControl
+Cardsystems ZC3.9 BasicCard and standalone balance reader, standalone Spyrus
+PAR2 (Personal Access Reader), or PCSC-Lite supported Smart Card reader.
+
+Included is a C library implementation of the HOTP protocol and
+associated user database management, HOTP PAM library, OpenVPN plug-in module,
+micro RADIUS server with HOTP support, and utilties for managing the Smart
+Card, Spyrus reader, and host side HOTP user database.  The PCSC-Lite
+API provides reader support for Smart Card management under FreeBSD and Linux.
+
+The card management, firmware loaders, C API, and authentication methods
+have been developed & tested for FreeBSD and Linux.
+
+The PARII HOTP firmware is provided as a pre-compiled binary with source
+for the HOTP implementation.  The Spyrus development toolkit and 
+Hi-Tech/Microchip C compiler are required for modification.  Run-time
+customization of strings is supported via an EEProm loader without need
+for the development toolkit & PIC16 compiler.  A Unix tool is included for
+downloading firmware to the reader with a Spyrus downloader cable.
+
+Source and Binary for the BasicCard firmware is supplied.  Modification
+requires the Windows BasicCard development software available as
+a free download from ZeitControl.  A Unix version of bcload implemented
+with the PCSC-Lite interface is included.
+
+Distribution:
+
+otp-control       - OTP database manager
+otp-pam           - OTP PAM module
+otp-sca           - Smart Card Admin Utility
+otp-sct           - Smart Card Terminal
+otp-openvpn       - OpenVPN OTP plug-in
+urd               - Micro RADIUS server with HOTP integration
+htsoft-downloader - PIC bootloader downloader utility for Spyrus firmware
+bcload            - BasicCard firmware loader
+basiccard         - BasicCard (Smart Card) firmware & source code
+spyrus-par2       - Spyrus PAR2 firmware & source code
+common            - otplib API and other common code
+doc               - Documentation & Man pages in Unix and HTML format.
+scripts           - shell scripts to setup list of users with HOTP
+                    Unix and SC databases.
+~~~~