one-time password

password that is valid for only one login session or transaction
Product access_control Q1137840
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Summary

one-time password is an access control[1]. It draws 6,731 Wikipedia views per month (access control category, ranking #4 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: password[3], Q141715738[4]
  • Part of: authorization[5]
  • Used by: challenge–response authentication[6]
  • Equivalent class: http://d3fend.mitre.org/ontologies/d3fend.owl#One-timePassword[7]
  • Different from: one-time pad[8]

Why It Matters

one-time password has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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  1. 7d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Part of → authorization
    Used by → —
    Instance of → access control
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: Q141715738"
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