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title: "Task 3: Test The Workflow"
description: "The QR code needed to continue the flow requires a front-end authenticator app to process and return the QR code based on the keyUri value returned by Step 4: Pair authenticator app (QR code) in Task 2: Configure Your Test User."
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# Task 3: Test The Workflow

The QR code needed to continue the flow requires a front-end authenticator app to process and return the QR code based on the `keyUri` value returned by Step 4: Pair authenticator app (QR code) in Task 2: Configure Your Test User.

To continue this flow without an associated front-end app, you can manually pair the response from Step 4 above with a third-party authenticator application to return the OTP. For example, you can download and use MS Authenticator (<https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/authenticator/download-microsoft-authenticator>).

To use a third-party authenticator app to get the OTP:

1. Copy the `secret` property value.

2. In the authenticator app, navigate to the screen that allows you to enter a secret manually.

3. Paste the secret into your authenticator app.

4. Click **Finish** to generate the OTP.

After generating the OTP manually from the authenticator app, you can complete the authorization and authentication flow steps to get the access token. [Run in Postman](https://god.gw.postman.com/run-collection/3468883-f8a13e23-bf33-4726-a570-1c7e5be5e832?action=collection%2Ffork\&source=rip_markdown\&collection-url=entityId%3D3468883-f8a13e23-bf33-4726-a570-1c7e5be5e832%26entityType%3Dcollection%26workspaceId%3D3550b170-7818-4801-b1eb-dcb7b3f64263#?env%5BPingOne%20Workflow%20Library%20Template%20%28release%3A%202025-04-17%29%5D=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)