Last updated on December 15, 2025
Passcode is a convenient and powerful authentication method that allows users to authenticate to their applications in one of the following ways:
- Entering a Mobile Passcode generated by the Rublon Authenticator mobile app
- Entering a Mobile Passcode generated by a third-party app like Google Authenticator or Microsoft Authenticator
- Entering a Passcode generated by a hardware token (SHA-1 OATH)
- Entering a Bypass Code generated by an administrator in the Rublon Admin Console for this specific user
Mobile Passcode
We oftentimes think of time as our foe. But you can turn time into your biggest ally. The Time-Based One Time Password (TOTP) involves a physical device like a security token or an app on your phone. Let’s take Rublon Authenticator as an example of an app that supports Mobile Passcode. Rublon Authenticator generates a passcode. The code changes after a short period of time. When you log in to an application integrated with Rublon, Rublon asks you to enter the passcode generated by the app. You provide the passcode and Rublon grants you access. Here’s how this works: