Glossary

OTP Verification

Glossary

  • OTP — one-time password: a short code that works once and expires quickly.
  • Flow — a place where codes are used: login, signup, checkout, contact change.
  • Channel — how the code travels: email, SMS or WhatsApp.
  • Route — one channel through one provider, for example SMS via your SMS provider.
  • Failover — sending the same code on the next route when the first one fails.
  • DLT — India's registry for business SMS senders and templates. Required for SMS to +91 numbers.
  • Validity — how long a code works before it expires.
  • Resend window — the period in which the number of codes requested is counted.