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# create

Create a new Time-based One-Time Password token for a specified policy, with a set expiration time.

## Usage

```
vhsm nitride totp create <policy> <expiration> [flags]
```

* `<policy>`: The name of the policy for which the TOTP token is being created.
* `<expiration>`: The expiration time for the TOTP token, specified as a UNIX timestamp (seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC).

#### Flags

* [Global HTTP Options](/nitride/cli.md#global-options)
* [Output Options](/nitride/cli.md#output-options)
* [Command Options](/nitride/cli.md#command-options)

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#### Example

This command creates a TOTP token for the policy named `ubuntu-container-policy` that will expire in 5 min.

```
vhsm nitride totp create test 1720896000
```

#### Output

```
Key           Value
---           -----
created       1752412158
expiration    1720896000
policy        test
uuid          39d88f61-e7ef-4ffb-b812-e0f9cf1634c4
```