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SamX's avatar
SamX
New Contributor
25 days ago

id.me uses nonstandard TOTP URL scheme?

I am setting up an account with id.me and 1Password is unable to set up TOTP codes. 1P provides the following error upon scanning the TOTP setup code: "the one-time password URL is incorrect: the scheme is invalid."

When I check the TOTP setup URL for id.me, it does not follow the format of:

otpauth://totp/...

Instead, id.me provides a path that looks like this:  

https://account.id.me/mobile/generator/...

I've tried scanning the QR code into 1P with the browser plugin and my phone, and the same error message keeps appearing. I keep my software up to date... not running old versions of 1P.

Also, I have an existing account with id.me and I'm able to use 1Password to provide TOTP codes to complete logins. And that entry uses the otpauth://totp/ URL scheme.

Has anyone else encountered this issue with recent setups of TOTP for id.me using 1P?

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3 Replies

  • 1P_Gem's avatar
    1P_Gem
    Icon for Moderator rankModerator
    15 days ago

    Hi all, thanks for taking the time to report this.

    It looks like id.me uses a non-standard URL scheme designed to get things set up with their own authenticator app specifically - although one user has reported being able to use Google Authenticator for it as well.

    This has been reported to our developers so that we can investigate whether there is anything we can do from our end to get this working in 1Password. I've added your reports to the internal tracker for the issue.

    Issue=FS-5473

  • stephengervais's avatar
    stephengervais
    New Contributor
    19 days ago

    Yes!  I am having the same issue.  And, while 011k's solution looks interesting, I think I'd rely on something created/supported by 1Password directly.

  • o11k's avatar
    o11k
    New Contributor
    20 days ago

    ID.me's "Code Generator" QR is a registration link their app uses to fetch the actual TOTP URI. But you're in luck - (Claude and) I just reverse-engineered it. My script converts the link into a TOTP URI.

    https://github.com/o11k/ID.me-to-TOTP