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@jarbro
jarbro / symantec-vip-access-totp.md
Last active July 20, 2026 19:10
Generate Symantec VIP Access Token as TOTP

Generate Symantec VIP Access Token as OTP

Recently I came across a web service that required two-factor authentication using the Symantec VIP Access App. I already manage all of my OTP tokens in a different app (If you are on iOS I highly recommend using OTP Auth by Roland Moers.) and did not want to have to use yet another app to generate the TOTP.

There is a way to generate a Symantec VIP Access compatible token very easily if you have access to an environment which can run Python PIP. I happen to have Ubuntu Windows Subsystem Linux running on my machine. (If you are running Windows 10 and don't have this you should really check it out.) Let's get started...

hello

Instructions

Here we install python3-pip and qrencode so we can generate our secret, I

@xvitaly
xvitaly / remove_crw.cmd
Last active March 18, 2026 18:47
Remove telemetry updates for Windows 7 and 8.1
@echo off
echo Uninstalling KB3075249 (telemetry for Win7/8.1)
start /w wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3075249 /quiet /norestart
echo Uninstalling KB3080149 (telemetry for Win7/8.1)
start /w wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3080149 /quiet /norestart
echo Uninstalling KB3021917 (telemetry for Win7)
start /w wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3021917 /quiet /norestart
echo Uninstalling KB3022345 (telemetry)
start /w wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3022345 /quiet /norestart
echo Uninstalling KB3068708 (telemetry)
@turingbirds
turingbirds / Git cheatsheet.markdown
Last active January 10, 2023 22:10
Git cheatsheet

Git cheatsheet

Set up Git

git config --global user.email "john_doe@example.com"
git config --global user.name "John Doe"
@esycat
esycat / PrettyPrinter.groovy
Last active November 5, 2024 13:54
A simple way to pretty print nested lists and maps in Groovy.
import static groovy.json.JsonOutput.*
def config = ['test': 'lalala']
println prettyPrint(toJson(config))
@kdabir
kdabir / README.md
Last active November 20, 2017 08:26
Creating and Scheduling a TimerTask in groovy

Creating a TimerTask can not get easier than this thanks to groovy.

  • import java.util.timer.* is not required as java.util is already imported.
  • the run() is implemented as closure

To Run this:

groovy https://gist.github.com/kdabir/3176945/raw/timer_example.groovy