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Command-line implementation of Symantec's "VIP Access" token application on OSX. This will read from the same secret key and produce the same time-based one-time-passwords as the GUI application, but with output that can be captured and used in scripts. This can be useful for things like automating two-factor AnyConnect VPN logins through openco…
#!/usr/bin/expect -f
#
# VIPAccess.exp
#
# Command-line emulation of Symantec's VIP Access software token.
# Usage:
# ./VIPAccess.exp [v]
# If the "v" argument (or any argument) is specified, verbose output
# will be produced on stderr. The OTP value will be output on stdout.
#
set timeout 10
log_user 0
set aes_key D0D0D0E0D0D0DFDFDF2C34323937D7AE
set keychain /Users/$env(USER)/Library/Keychains/VIPAccess.keychain
proc vlog { s } { if $::argc { puts stderr $s } }
vlog "Finding machine serial number (used by VIPAccess to secure the keychain.):"
spawn /bin/sh -c "ioreg -rac IOPlatformExpertDevice | xpath 'plist/array/dict/key\[.=\"IOPlatformSerialNumber\"\]/following-sibling::*\[position()=1\]/text()' 2>/dev/null"
expect eof
set serial $expect_out(buffer)
vlog " $serial"
vlog "Reading encrypted Credential ID and OTP secret key from $keychain:"
spawn security unlock-keychain $keychain
expect "password to unlock $keychain: "
send "${serial}SymantecVIPAccess$env(USER)\n"
expect eof
spawn security find-generic-password -gl CredentialStore $keychain
expect -re \"acct\"<blob>=\"\(\[a-zA-Z0-9/+\]+=\)\"
set id_crypt $expect_out(1,string)
vlog " $id_crypt"
expect -re password:\ \"\(\[a-zA-Z0-9/+\]+=\)\"
set key_crypt $expect_out(1,string)
vlog " $key_crypt"
vlog "Decrypting Credential ID and OTP key:"
spawn /bin/sh -c "openssl enc -aes-128-cbc -d -K $aes_key -iv 0 -a <<< '$id_crypt'"
expect -re \(.*\)Symantec
set id_plain $expect_out(1,string)
vlog " $id_plain"
spawn /bin/sh -c "openssl enc -aes-128-cbc -d -K $aes_key -iv 0 -a <<< '$key_crypt' | xxd -p"
expect -re \[0-9a-f\]+
set key_plain $expect_out(0,string)
vlog " $key_plain"
vlog "Generating current OTP using secret key."
spawn oathtool --totp $key_plain
expect -re \\d+
set otp $expect_out(0,string)
puts $otp
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aselvan commented Mar 16, 2021

@p120ph37,
Update: Please ignore my response earlier on password not working. I missed reading your note about the second time prompt. I got past that step and retrieved the secret key which is really what I am after. I have written a script that I use which is a wrapper on top of oathtool for all my other 2F needs so all I needed was the SymantecVIP secret key to generate TOTP. I am good now, thanks again.

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Mike-c-Jackson commented Mar 1, 2024

In using the serial extraction in the original script (uncommented line in below code excerpt), I get no value returned.

Finding machine serial number (used by VIPAccess to secure the keychain.):
serial    
Reading encrypted Credential ID and OTP secret key from...VIPAccess.keychain:

When using the different option mentioned by @p120ph37 (first commented line in below code excerpt) I get the serial, but with quotes and a carriage return

Finding machine serial number (used by VIPAccess to secure the keychain.):
serial     "NKXXW9F0J0"

Reading encrypted Credential ID and OTP secret key from ...VIPAccess.keychain:

I found the following code (second commented line in below code excerpt) that gives me just the serial, but it still contains the carriage return, so when it creates the password to unlock the keychain, the result shows with the carriage return so it always fail

Finding machine serial number (used by VIPAccess to secure the keychain.):
serial    NKXXW9F0J0

Reading encrypted Credential ID and OTP secret key from ...VIPAccess.keychain:
NKXXW9F0J0
SymantecVIPAccess...

Code options used:

spawn /bin/sh -c "ioreg -rac IOPlatformExpertDevice | xpath 'plist/array/dict/key\[.=\"IOPlatformSerialNumber\"\]/following-sibling::*\[position()=1\]/text()' 2>/dev/null"
# spawn /bin/sh -c "ioreg -rd1 -c IOPlatformExpertDevice | grep 'IOPlatformSerialNumber' | cut -f2- -d'=' | cut -f1 -d','"
# spawn /bin/sh -c "ioreg -l | grep IOPlatformSerialNumber | cut -c 37-46"
expect eof
set serial $expect_out(buffer)
vlog "serial    $serial"

Any thoughts on how to remove the carriage return?

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aselvan commented Mar 1, 2024

@Mike-c-Jackson
I wrote a wrapper script based on the code presented here couple of years back. The script still works fine (I just tried on my iMac/intel and macbook/m2) with the latest macOS version. You can give it a try and see if you can get past your issue. It is at the link below.

https://github.com/aselvan/scripts/blob/master/security/symantec_vipaccess_key.sh

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