Telescan_bot

Official Telegram bot for the [Telescan] application(https://github.com/hiTechTeam/Telescan-iOS).

The bot generates a unique 8-character authentication code, which is used to securely link a Telegram profile to the Telescan application.

Bot: @tgtelescan_bot

Features

• Generate new code with the /start command or by pressing a button
• Automatic code update (old one becomes invalid)
• Secure server-side code hashing (SHA-256)
• The code is used only once to link a profile

How to use

1. Open @tgtelescan_bot in Telegram
2. Click Start or send /start
3. The bot will send you an 8-character code
4. Enter this code in the Telescan application
5. Telegram profile will be successfully linked

If necessary, get a new code - just click /update_code

Technical implementation

• The bot is written in [Python] using the aiogram library
• The code is stored on the server in hashed form (SHA-256)
• When a new code is generated, the previous one is automatically invalidated
• Communication with Telescan API backend for registration and updating of codes

For developers

Running a bot locally in docker

git clone https://github.com/hiTechTeam/Telescan-bot-app.git
cd Telescan-bot-app/
make bot-up

Development and contributions

The project is open for contributions. If you want to help:

• Fork the repository
• Create a thread describing the change
• Open Pull Request

Especially useful:

• Improved bot interface
• Adding localizations
• Testing and searching for bugs

Contacts

• Developer: r66cha
• Documentation and roadmap: https://github.com/hiTechTeam/Telescan-info