diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 83adcdb..dcc8f07 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file
 
 * [openwebnet documentation](https://developer.legrand.com/Documentation/)
 * [old password algorithm](https://rosettacode.org/wiki/OpenWebNet_password#Python)
+* [java implementation](https://github.com/mvalla/openwebnet4j/) used in OpenHab developed by [mvalla](https://github.com/mvalla)
+* [another python implementation](https://github.com/karel1980/ReOpenWebNet) developed by [karel1980](https://github.com/karel1980)
diff --git a/pyown/auth/hmac.py b/pyown/auth/hmac.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92900dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyown/auth/hmac.py
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+from enum import IntEnum
+
+from secrets import token_bytes
+
+from hmac import HMAC, compare_digest
+from hashlib import sha1, sha256
+
+
+__all__ = [
+    "AuthAlgorithm",
+    "client_hmac",
+    "server_hmac",
+    "compare_hmac",
+    "create_key",
+    "hex_to_digits",
+]
+
+
+class AuthAlgorithm(IntEnum):
+    SHA1 = 1
+    SHA256 = 2
+
+
+def client_hmac(
+        server_key: str,
+        client_key: str,
+        password: str,
+        client_identity: str = "736F70653E",
+        server_identity: str = "636F70653E",
+        hash_algorithm: AuthAlgorithm = AuthAlgorithm.SHA256,
+) -> bytes:
+    """
+    Generate the HMAC authentication for the client.
+
+    Args:
+        server_key: The key sent by the server (Ra)
+        client_key: The key generated by the client (Rb)
+        password: The open password of the server (Kab = sha(kab))
+        client_identity: string used to identify the client (A)
+        server_identity: string used to identify the server (B)
+        hash_algorithm: The hash function to use for the hmac calculation (can be sha1 or sha256)
+
+    Returns:
+        str: the client authentication string in bytes
+    """
+    if hash_algorithm == AuthAlgorithm.SHA1:
+        hash_function = sha1
+    elif hash_algorithm == AuthAlgorithm.SHA256:
+        hash_function = sha256
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("Invalid hash algorithm")
+
+    kab = hash_function(password.encode()).hexdigest()
+    hmac_message = f"{server_key}{client_key}{client_identity}{server_identity}{kab}"
+
+    hmac = HMAC(
+        key=server_key.encode(),
+        msg=hmac_message.encode(),
+        digestmod=hash_function,
+    )
+
+    return hmac.digest()
+
+
+def server_hmac(
+        server_key: str,
+        client_key: str,
+        password: str,
+        hash_algorithm: AuthAlgorithm = AuthAlgorithm.SHA256,
+) -> bytes:
+    """
+    Generate the HMAC authentication for the server.
+
+    Args:
+        server_key: The key sent by the server (Ra)
+        client_key: The key generated by the client (Rb)
+        password: The open password of the server (Kab = sha(kab))
+        hash_algorithm: The hash function to use for the hmac calculation (can be sha1 or sha256)
+
+    Returns:
+        str: the server confirmation string in bytes
+    """
+    if hash_algorithm == AuthAlgorithm.SHA1:
+        hash_function = sha1
+    elif hash_algorithm == AuthAlgorithm.SHA256:
+        hash_function = sha256
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("Invalid hash algorithm")
+
+    kab = hash_function(password.encode()).hexdigest()
+    hmac_message = f"{client_key}{server_key}{kab}"
+
+    hmac = HMAC(
+        key=server_key.encode(),
+        msg=hmac_message.encode(),
+        digestmod=hash_function,
+    )
+
+    return hmac.digest()
+
+def compare_hmac(
+        hmac1: bytes,
+        hmac2: bytes,
+) -> bool:
+    """
+    Compare two hmacs in constant time.
+
+    Args:
+        hmac1: The first hmac
+        hmac2: The second hmac
+
+    Returns:
+        bool: True if the hmacs are equal, False otherwise
+    """
+    return compare_digest(hmac1, hmac2)
+
+def create_key(
+        hash_algorithm: AuthAlgorithm = AuthAlgorithm.SHA256,
+) -> str:
+    """
+    Create a random key for the hmac.
+
+    Args:
+        hash_algorithm: The hash function to use for the hmac calculation (can be sha1 or sha256)
+
+    Returns:
+        str: the key in hex format
+    """
+    if hash_algorithm == AuthAlgorithm.SHA1:
+        hash_function = sha1
+    elif hash_algorithm == AuthAlgorithm.SHA256:
+        hash_function = sha256
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("Invalid hash algorithm")
+
+    return hash_function(token_bytes(32)).hexdigest()
+
+def hex_to_digits(
+        hex_string: str,
+) -> str:
+    """
+    Convert a hex string to digits.
+
+    Args:
+        hex_string: The hex string
+
+    Returns:
+        str: the digits string
+    """
+    out = ""
+    for c in hex_string:
+        value = int(c, 16)
+        out += str(value // 10) + str(value % 10)
+    return out