| CPC H04L 9/3234 (2013.01) [H04L 9/14 (2013.01); H04L 9/3213 (2013.01); H04L 9/3228 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A method for authentication, comprising:
adjusting, by a processor, a counter at one or more intervals in a non-monotonic sequence;
generating, by the processor, a one-time password; and
transmitting, by the processor, the one-time password for authentication,
wherein the counter determines a number of cryptographic operations performed to generate the one-time password.
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