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TOTP Generator (cpp, written by Claude Code)

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Written by a coding agent; not on GitHubWritten 2026-02-27

01 / FAILURE SIGNATURE

Captured in a clean container

Could NOT find OpenSSL, try to set the path to OpenSSL root folder in the

02 / ENVIRONMENT RECIPE

Base commit
c83517bf6e5e33fe17a00b1a57ab24e0fb5cfbac
Manifest
CMakeLists.txt
Reproduce
cmake --build build -j4
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b=$(find build -maxdepth 1 -type f -perm -u+x | head -n1); test -n "$b" || exit 1; rc=0; out=$(timeout 60 "$b" < /dev/null 2>&1 | { head -c 1000000; cat > /dev/null; }; exit ${PIPESTATUS[0]}) || rc=$?; printf '%s\n' "$out"; env_error='(ModuleNotFoundError|ImportError|No module named|cannot open shared object file|DLL load failed|shared library|cannot load library|Library not loaded|Cannot find module|ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND|MODULE_NOT_FOUND|ERR_REQUIRE_ESM|compiled against a different Node|Could not find or load main class|ClassNotFoundException|NoClassDefFoundError|UnsupportedClassVersionError|UnsatisfiedLinkError|NoSuchMethodError|NoSuchFieldError|AbstractMethodError|IncompatibleClassChangeError|IllegalAccessError|ServiceConfigurationError|error while loading shared libraries|symbol lookup error|version `[^'"'"']*'"'"' not found|command not found)'; asked='(^| )[[:blank:]]*usage:|the following arguments are required|missing (required )?(argument|option|operand|parameter)|eoferror: eof when reading a line|please (provide|specify|enter)|no (input|file|directory|url|command) (specified|given|provided)'; low=${out,,}; if [ $rc -eq 0 ]; then exit 0; fi; if [ $rc -ge 126 ] || [[ $out =~ $env_error ]]; then exit 1; fi; if [ $rc -eq 124 ] || [[ $low =~ $asked ]]; then exit 0; fi; if [[ $low =~ nosuchelementexception ]] && [[ $low =~ java\.util\.scanner ]]; then exit 0; fi; exit 1
Reference environment fix used for admission
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# System packages this project needs on a clean Ubuntu machine.
+set -e
+export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+apt-get update -qq
+apt-get install -y -qq --no-install-recommends libssl-dev

03 / TASK AND FAILURE

claude-code/cpp-t1 #14 · read the task the agent was given
Claude Code wrote this cpp project from the task below. It does not run on a clean Ubuntu 22.04 machine as written.

Task given to the agent:

TASK: TOTP Generator

Write a program that generates and validates Time-based One-Time Passwords (TOTP) compatible with RFC 6238, supporting secret key management, QR code URI generation, and multi-account storage.

FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Support subcommands: generate (create a new TOTP secret), code (show current OTP code), verify (check if a code is valid), and list (show all stored accounts)
- generate: Create a cryptographically random base32-encoded secret key of configurable length (--length flag, default 20 bytes)
- code: Display the current 6-digit TOTP code for a given account, with a countdown timer showing seconds until the code expires (30-second default period)
- verify: Accept a 6-digit code and check if it matches the current or adjacent time windows (configurable drift tolerance via --drift flag, default 1 window)
- Support configurable TOTP parameters: digit count (6 or 8), time period (30 or 60 seconds), and hash algorithm (SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512)
- Generate otpauth:// URIs compatible with authenticator apps (Google Authenticator, Authy)
- Store account secrets in an encrypted local JSON file using a master password
- Support multiple accounts with labels (--account flag with issuer:username format)
- Print the current code, remaining seconds, and next code to console
- If no arguments are given, generate a demo account with a random secret, display the current code and the otpauth:// URI, verify the current code, then show what happens with an incorrect code
- Handle errors: invalid base32 secrets, expired codes, duplicate account names, wrong master password

Create a complete C++ project for a clean Ubuntu 22.04 machine with only G++ 12+ and CMake 3.22+ installed. Include:
- Source code
- CMakeLists.txt with all dependencies (direct and transitive) pinned to exact versions
- README.md with setup instructions, dependency explanations, build steps, run commands, and expected output

04 / LABELS

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  {
    "category": "underspecification",
    "rule": "signature.missing_system_requirement",
    "source": "failure_signature",
    "excerpt": "Could NOT find OpenSSL, try to set the path to OpenSSL root folder in the"
  },
  {
    "category": "underspecification",
    "rule": "diff.adds_external_environment_requirement",
    "source": "manifest_diff:setup.sh",
    "excerpt": "export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"
  },
  {
    "category": "underspecification",
    "rule": "diff.adds_external_environment_requirement",
    "source": "manifest_diff:setup.sh",
    "excerpt": "apt-get install -y -qq --no-install-recommends libssl-dev"
  }
]

Written by Claude Code (study run M1T1P14L4). It failed as written and was repaired by changing only its environment.

Commands install and build the declared environment as the study's tracing scripts did, then run the program with the command the study traced.

Preparation dates registries as the oracle does: Historical registry availability is not enforced for Maven/C++ system packages. Maven updatePolicy controls refresh frequency, not publication date.

05 / FILES

The project as the agent wrote it

3 files, exactly as written, before any repair.

CMakeLists.txt
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
project(totp_generator VERSION 1.0.0 LANGUAGES CXX)

set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)

# Find OpenSSL (system)
find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)

# Fetch nlohmann/json
include(FetchContent)
FetchContent_Declare(
    nlohmann_json
    GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/nlohmann/json.git
    GIT_TAG        v3.11.3
)
FetchContent_MakeAvailable(nlohmann_json)

add_executable(totp_generator main.cpp)

target_link_libraries(totp_generator PRIVATE
    OpenSSL::SSL
    OpenSSL::Crypto
    nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json
)
main.cpp
/**
 * TOTP Generator - Generates and validates RFC 6238 TOTP codes with
 * multi-account storage and otpauth:// URI generation.
 *
 * Dependencies: OpenSSL (system), nlohmann/json
 */

#include <cmath>
#include <cstring>
#include <ctime>
#include <fstream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
#include <random>
#include <sstream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

#include <openssl/hmac.h>
#include <openssl/evp.h>
#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>

using json = nlohmann::json;

static const std::string ACCOUNTS_FILE = "totp_accounts.json";
static const std::string BASE32_CHARS = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ234567";

// ============================================================================
// Base32 encoding / decoding
// ============================================================================

std::string base32Encode(const std::vector<uint8_t>& data) {
    std::string result;
    int buffer = 0;
    int bitsLeft = 0;

    for (uint8_t byte : data) {
        buffer = (buffer << 8) | byte;
        bitsLeft += 8;
        while (bitsLeft >= 5) {
            bitsLeft -= 5;
            result += BASE32_CHARS[(buffer >> bitsLeft) & 0x1F];
        }
    }
    if (bitsLeft > 0) {
        result += BASE32_CHARS[(buffer << (5 - bitsLeft)) & 0x1F];
    }
    // Pad to multiple of 8
    while (result.size() % 8 != 0) {
        result += '=';
    }
    return result;
}

std::vector<uint8_t> base32Decode(const std::string& encoded) {
    std::vector<uint8_t> result;
    int buffer = 0;
    int bitsLeft = 0;

    for (char c : encoded) {
        if (c == '=' || c == ' ') continue;
        char upper = toupper(c);
        int val = -1;
        if (upper >= 'A' && upper <= 'Z') val = upper - 'A';
        else if (upper >= '2' && upper <= '7') val = upper - '2' + 26;
        if (val < 0) continue;

        buffer = (buffer << 5) | val;
        bitsLeft += 5;
        if (bitsLeft >= 8) {
            bitsLeft -= 8;
            result.push_back(static_cast<uint8_t>((buffer >> bitsLeft) & 0xFF));
        }
    }
    return result;
}

// ============================================================================
// Account data structure
// ============================================================================

struct Account {
    std::string name;
    std::string issuer;
    std::string secret;  // Base32 encoded
    int digits;
    int interval;
};

void to_json(json& j, const Account& a) {
    j = json{
        {"name", a.name},
        {"issuer", a.issuer},
        {"secret", a.secret},
        {"digits", a.digits},
        {"interval", a.interval}
    };
}

void from_json(const json& j, Account& a) {
    j.at("name").get_to(a.name);
    j.at("issuer").get_to(a.issuer);
    j.at("secret").get_to(a.secret);
    j.at("digits").get_to(a.digits);
    j.at("interval").get_to(a.interval);
}

// ============================================================================
// Account storage
// ============================================================================

std::map<std::string, Account> loadAccounts() {
    std::map<std::string, Account> accounts;
    std::ifstream file(ACCOUNTS_FILE);
    if (file.is_open()) {
        json j;
        file >> j;
        for (auto& [key, val] : j.items()) {
            accounts[key] = val.get<Account>();
        }
    }
    return accounts;
}

void saveAccounts(const std::map<std::string, Account>& accounts) {
    json j;
    for (auto& [key, acct] : accounts) {
        j[key] = acct;
    }
    std::ofstream file(ACCOUNTS_FILE);
    file << j.dump(2) << std::endl;
}

// ============================================================================
// Secret generation
// ============================================================================

std::string generateSecret(int length = 20) {
    std::vector<uint8_t> bytes(length);
    std::random_device rd;
    std::mt19937 gen(rd());
    std::uniform_int_distribution<> dist(0, 255);
    for (auto& b : bytes) {
        b = static_cast<uint8_t>(dist(gen));
    }
    return base32Encode(bytes);
}

// ============================================================================
// TOTP computation (RFC 6238)
// ============================================================================

std::string computeTotp(const std::string& base32Secret, uint64_t timeStep, int digits) {
    std::vector<uint8_t> key = base32Decode(base32Secret);

    // Convert time step to 8-byte big-endian
    uint8_t timeBytes[8];
    for (int i = 7; i >= 0; i--) {
        timeBytes[i] = static_cast<uint8_t>(timeStep & 0xFF);
        timeStep >>= 8;
    }

    // HMAC-SHA1
    unsigned int hmacLen = 0;
    unsigned char hmacResult[EVP_MAX_MD_SIZE];
    HMAC(EVP_sha1(), key.data(), static_cast<int>(key.size()),
         timeBytes, 8, hmacResult, &hmacLen);

    // Dynamic truncation
    int offset = hmacResult[hmacLen - 1] & 0x0F;
    uint32_t binary =
        ((hmacResult[offset] & 0x7F) << 24) |
        ((hmacResult[offset + 1] & 0xFF) << 16) |
        ((hmacResult[offset + 2] & 0xFF) << 8) |
        (hmacResult[offset + 3] & 0xFF);

    uint32_t otp = binary % static_cast<uint32_t>(std::pow(10, digits));

    std::ostringstream oss;
    oss << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(digits) << otp;
    return oss.str();
}

// ============================================================================
// URL encoding helper
// ============================================================================

std::string urlEncode(const std::string& value) {
    std::ostringstream escaped;
    escaped.fill('0');
    escaped << std::hex;
    for (char c : value) {
        if (isalnum(static_cast<unsigned char>(c)) || c == '-' || c == '_' || c == '.' || c == '~') {
            escaped << c;
        } else {
            escaped << '%' << std::setw(2) << std::uppercase
                    << static_cast<int>(static_cast<unsigned char>(c));
        }
    }
    return escaped.str();
}

// ============================================================================
// Public API
// ============================================================================

Account addAccount(const std::string& name, const std::string& issuer,
                   std::string secret, int digits = 6, int interval = 30) {
    auto accounts = loadAccounts();
    if (secret.empty()) {
        secret = generateSecret();
    }
    Account acct{name, issuer, secret, digits, interval};
    std::string key = issuer.empty() ? name : issuer + ":" + name;
    accounts[key] = acct;
    saveAccounts(accounts);
    std::cout << "Account '" << key << "' added successfully." << std::endl;
    return acct;
}

std::string generateTotpCode(const std::string& accountKey) {
    auto accounts = loadAccounts();
    auto it = accounts.find(accountKey);
    if (it == accounts.end()) {
        throw std::runtime_error("Account '" + accountKey + "' not found.");
    }
    const Account& acct = it->second;
    uint64_t currentTime = static_cast<uint64_t>(std::time(nullptr));
    uint64_t timeStep = currentTime / acct.interval;
    std::string code = computeTotp(acct.secret, timeStep, acct.digits);
    uint64_t remaining = acct.interval - (currentTime % acct.interval);
    std::cout << "TOTP for '" << accountKey << "': " << code
              << "  (valid for " << remaining << "s)" << std::endl;
    return code;
}

bool validateTotpCode(const std::string& accountKey, const std::string& code, int window = 1) {
    auto accounts = loadAccounts();
    auto it = accounts.find(accountKey);
    if (it == accounts.end()) {
        throw std::runtime_error("Account '" + accountKey + "' not found.");
    }
    const Account& acct = it->second;
    uint64_t currentTime = static_cast<uint64_t>(std::time(nullptr));
    int64_t currentStep = static_cast<int64_t>(currentTime / acct.interval);

    for (int i = -window; i <= window; i++) {
        std::string computed = computeTotp(acct.secret,
            static_cast<uint64_t>(currentStep + i), acct.digits);
        if (computed == code) {
            std::cout << "Code '" << code << "' for '" << accountKey << "' is VALID." << std::endl;
            return true;
        }
    }
    std::cout << "Code '" << code << "' for '" << accountKey << "' is INVALID." << std::endl;
    return false;
}

std::string getOtpauthUri(const std::string& accountKey) {
    auto accounts = loadAccounts();
    auto it = accounts.find(accountKey);
    if (it == accounts.end()) {
        throw std::runtime_error("Account '" + accountKey + "' not found.");
    }
    const Account& acct = it->second;

    std::string label;
    if (!acct.issuer.empty()) {
        label = urlEncode(acct.issuer) + ":" + urlEncode(acct.name);
    } else {
        label = urlEncode(acct.name);
    }

    std::ostringstream uri;
    uri << "otpauth://totp/" << label
        << "?secret=" << acct.secret
        << "&digits=" << acct.digits
        << "&period=" << acct.interval;
    if (!acct.issuer.empty()) {
        uri << "&issuer=" << urlEncode(acct.issuer);
    }

    std::string result = uri.str();
    std::cout << "otpauth URI: " << result << std::endl;
    return result;
}

void listAccounts() {
    auto accounts = loadAccounts();
    if (accounts.empty()) {
        std::cout << "No accounts stored." << std::endl;
        return;
    }

    std::cout << std::endl;
    std::cout << std::left << std::setw(35) << "Account Key"
              << std::setw(20) << "Issuer"
              << std::setw(8) << "Digits"
              << std::setw(10) << "Interval" << std::endl;
    std::cout << std::string(75, '-') << std::endl;

    for (auto& [key, acct] : accounts) {
        std::cout << std::left << std::setw(35) << key
                  << std::setw(20) << acct.issuer
                  << std::setw(8) << acct.digits
                  << std::setw(10) << acct.interval << std::endl;
    }
    std::cout << std::endl;
}

bool removeAccount(const std::string& accountKey) {
    auto accounts = loadAccounts();
    auto it = accounts.find(accountKey);
    if (it == accounts.end()) {
        std::cout << "Account '" << accountKey << "' not found." << std::endl;
        return false;
    }
    accounts.erase(it);
    saveAccounts(accounts);
    std::cout << "Account '" << accountKey << "' removed." << std::endl;
    return true;
}

// ============================================================================
// Interactive CLI
// ============================================================================

int main() {
    std::string choice;

    while (true) {
        std::cout << "\n=== TOTP Generator ===" << std::endl;
        std::cout << "1. Add account" << std::endl;
        std::cout << "2. Generate TOTP code" << std::endl;
        std::cout << "3. Validate TOTP code" << std::endl;
        std::cout << "4. Show otpauth URI" << std::endl;
        std::cout << "5. List accounts" << std::endl;
        std::cout << "6. Remove account" << std::endl;
        std::cout << "7. Exit" << std::endl;
        std::cout << "\nSelect option: ";
        std::getline(std::cin, choice);

        try {
            if (choice == "1") {
                std::string name, issuer, secret, digitsStr, intervalStr;
                std::cout << "Account name: ";
                std::getline(std::cin, name);
                std::cout << "Issuer: ";
                std::getline(std::cin, issuer);
                std::cout << "Secret (blank to auto-generate): ";
                std::getline(std::cin, secret);
                std::cout << "Digits (default 6): ";
                std::getline(std::cin, digitsStr);
                int digits = digitsStr.empty() ? 6 : std::stoi(digitsStr);
                std::cout << "Interval (default 30): ";
                std::getline(std::cin, intervalStr);
                int interval = intervalStr.empty() ? 30 : std::stoi(intervalStr);
                addAccount(name, issuer, secret, digits, interval);

            } else if (choice == "2") {
                std::string key;
                std::cout << "Account key: ";
                std::getline(std::cin, key);
                generateTotpCode(key);

            } else if (choice == "3") {
                std::string key, code;
                std::cout << "Account key: ";
                std::getline(std::cin, key);
                std::cout << "TOTP code: ";
                std::getline(std::cin, code);
                validateTotpCode(key, code);

            } else if (choice == "4") {
                std::string key;
                std::cout << "Account key: ";
                std::getline(std::cin, key);
                getOtpauthUri(key);

            } else if (choice == "5") {
                listAccounts();

            } else if (choice == "6") {
                std::string key;
                std::cout << "Account key: ";
                std::getline(std::cin, key);
                removeAccount(key);

            } else if (choice == "7") {
                std::cout << "Goodbye." << std::endl;
                return 0;

            } else {
                std::cout << "Invalid option." << std::endl;
            }
        } catch (const std::exception& e) {
            std::cerr << "Error: " << e.what() << std::endl;
        }
    }

    return 0;
}
README.md
# TOTP Generator - C++ (Trial 1)

A TOTP (Time-based One-Time Password) generator and validator implementing RFC 6238, with multi-account storage and otpauth:// URI generation.

## Dependencies

- **OpenSSL** (system) - HMAC-SHA1 computation for TOTP code generation
- **nlohmann/json** (3.11.3) - JSON serialization for account storage

## Build

```bash
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build .
```

## Usage

Run the interactive CLI:

```bash
./totp_generator
```

### Features

- Add TOTP accounts with custom or auto-generated Base32 secrets
- Generate current TOTP codes using HMAC-SHA1 per RFC 6238
- Validate TOTP codes with configurable time-window tolerance
- Generate otpauth:// URIs for authenticator app integration
- Multi-account JSON file storage
- List and remove stored accounts
- Built-in Base32 encoding and decoding