WebAuthn

Web Authentication module

Introduction

Validates Web Authentication assertions.

Configuration

Module name: WebAuthnValidation

Main configuration

The main part of the configuration.

Properties

Name	Description	Default	Mandatory
namespace	Modules within the same namespace belong together.
db_driver	Database driver, fully qualified class name
jdbc.url	JDBC url
jdbc.username	JDBC username
jdbc.password	JDBC password
secret_key_directory	Search path for secrets
encryption_key
origin
user_verification_required
user_presence_required
credential_request_options	Options for creating new passkeys, see below.

Example

Public Key Credential Request Options (credential_request_options)

This part of the configuration specifies options for the user agent. The configuration is sent from the server to the user agent when the agent begins a new authentication.

The table below describes the parameters involved, as specified by the W3C Recommendation from 8 April 2021 Web Authentication: An API for accessing Public KeyCredentials Level 2. The links refer to the W3C document.

A specification of how the user agent algorithm is determined by this configuration can be found here.

Properties

Name	Description	Default	Mandatory
rpId	Relying Party ID
timeout	Recommended client side timeout	See step 4.
userVerification		"preferred"

Example