I’m developing a multi-account Telegram management system and need help with a security feature. The bot handles several accounts successfully, but I want to add protection against OTP theft.
The concept involves intercepting verification codes when they arrive and immediately consuming them through an automated login process. This would prevent malicious actors from using stolen codes since they’d already be invalidated.
My planned workflow:
- Monitor for incoming verification messages
- Extract the authentication code automatically
- Execute a login sequence using that code
- Mark the code as used so it can’t be exploited
I’m struggling with the technical implementation, particularly around safely handling the automated authentication without disrupting existing functionality.
Looking for:
- Implementation strategies or architectural advice
- Code examples or repositories demonstrating similar functionality
- Potential collaborators interested in contributing
Anyone have experience building this type of protective mechanism or know of existing solutions I could reference?
I’ve built similar automation systems before. The biggest challenge you’ll face is keeping state consistent when multiple sessions run at once. You need solid session management to track which accounts expect OTPs and stop different auth flows from interfering with each other. Your extraction logic needs validation patterns - Telegram sometimes sends weird message formats that’ll break your parsing. Build in configurable delays between extracting and using codes. If you’re too aggressive, you’ll hit Telegram’s flood protection even on legit accounts. Log everything to your database. Trust me, you’ll need it when debugging failures (and there will be failures). Create a fallback that switches to manual input when automation breaks. The worst issue I ran into? Handling partial auth states when the process gets interrupted halfway through.
This setup has some real implementation headaches beyond the security risks. I’ve worked with Telegram’s API before - you’ll hit rate limits fast since automated logins trigger their anti-bot measures quickly. The timing’s tricky too; too slow and users get annoyed waiting, too fast and you might grab codes they wanted to enter manually. These systems can break whenever Telegram tweaks their authentication flow or adds new verification steps. Don’t forget about 2FA tokens and backup codes either. Your monitoring needs solid error handling because missed codes can leave accounts wide open. Why not make it optional first? Let people test it on throwaway accounts before going all-in.
I get what you’re saying, but have you thought about how traditional methods could be safer? auto-consuming OTPs might open up new risks. Perhaps a simple alert to users when a login happens could be a more secure choice for everyone?