Use iOS shortcut to renew MFA

[jeff47]

I am trying to figure out a way to renew the MFA token when it expires. It seems like an iOS shortcut over SSH using:
docker exec icloud-photos-sync icloud-photos-sync token
docker exec icloud-photos-sync enter_mfa XXXXXX

However, the token command waits for input. Is there a way to get the token command to exit after it gets a response from the enter_mfa script?

[steilerDev]

Hey @jeff47 , you would need to detach the token command and then wait for the http server to come online.

Something like this:

# Run token command in background and force token refresh
docker exec icloud-photos-sync icloud-photos-sync token --refresh-token &

# Wait for MFA server to come online
until docker exec icloud-photos-sync nc -z localhost 80; do
    echo -n '.'
    sleep 5
done

# Input MFA
docker exec icloud-photos-sync enter_mfa XXXXXX

I haven't tested this, but if you've got a working version, feel free to share it so I can add it to the docs :)

[jeff47]

Thanks, I didn't realize that eventually the token command exits on its own. I wasn't patient enough.

What works for me on my iPhone is to create a shortcut that runs a script over SSH, that has three parts.

1. Run ssh script to execute docker exec -d icloud-photos-sync token --refresh-token
2. Ask user to enter the MFA token
3. Take MFA from step 2 and run an ssh script to execute docker exec icloud-photos-sync enter_mfa XXXXXX