realtime-two-factor-authentication.md

Realtime Two Factor Authentication

{% hint style="info" %} To learn more about Two Factor Authentication(2FA) in Rocket.Chat, see two-factor-authentication.md and rest-two-factor-authentication.md. {% endhint %}

Call a method with 2FA

Name	Requires Auth	Permission	Setting
callWithTwoFactorRequired	Yes

Payload Parameters

Argument	Example	Required	Description
code	56830	Required	The 2FA code
ddpMethod	pinMessage	Required	The initial method for the request you're trying to make.
method	email	Required	The method of the 2FA, for example -email
params	{ "_id": "298gMs93982Le9A7pZjo2D2iB", "rid": "64a1f373376181965ab77f54", "msg": "Whats 4*!" }	Required	An array of parameters used for the initial method;

Example Call

{
    "msg": "callWithTwoFactorRequired"
    "code": "38290",
    "ddpMethod": "updateMessage",
    "id": "342",
    "method": "email",
    "params": [{
        "_id": "298gMs93982Le9A7pZjo2D2iB",
        "rid": "64a1f373376181965ab77f54",
        "msg": "Whats 4*!"
}]
        
}

{% hint style="info" %} If the two factor was not accepted the error totp-invalid will be returned; {% endhint %}

Errors

When a request that requires 2FA is made without a 2FA code, it returns a TOTP-Require error. The error also details the method of 2FA required ( email or authenticator app).

{
  "msg": "result",
  "id": "1",
  "error": {
    "isClientSafe": true,
    "error": "totp-required",
    "reason": "TOTP Required",
    "details": {
      "method": "email",
      "codeGenerated": false,
      "codeCount": 1,
      "codeExpires": [
        "2019-12-31T22:05:22.159Z"
      ],
      "availableMethods": [
        "email"
      ]
    },
    "message": "TOTP Required [totp-required]",
    "errorType": "Meteor.Error"
  }
}

• method: The method selected by the server. It is useful to inform the user where to look for the code.
• codeGenerated: Email only. Used to inform if the code was generated or if there are tokens available already.
• codeCount: (optional) Email only. The number of available codes already sent via email.
• codeExpires: (optional) Email only. A list of expiration dates of the tokens.
• availableMethods: The list of available 2FA methods for Two Factor. It is useful in deciding the method to use when making a request.

Request a new email code

If the user didn't receive the 2FA code, you can request to send a new code via email by calling the DDP Method sendEmailCode passing the user's email or username. It's required to pass the email or username because this Method can be called when the user is not logged in.

Response

• success: array of emails to where the code was sent;
• error-parameter-required: The parameter emailOrUsername was not provided;
• error-invalid-user: The user was not found with the provided emailOrUsername;

Example

Meteor.call('sendEmailCode', emailOrUsername, (error, result) => {});

Enabling the Two Factor via Email

It's possible to enable the email check by calling the Method 2fa:enable-email.

{% hint style="info" %} The two factor via email will only work if the user has at least one verified email. {% endhint %}

Result

• success: true is returned;
• error-not-authorized if the user is not logged in;

Example

Meteor.call('2fa:enable-email', (error, result) => {});

Disabling the Two Factor via Email

To disable the 2FA, call the method 2fa:disable-email.

{% hint style="info" %} This Method requires 2FA to be executed. {% endhint %}

Result

• success: true is returned;
• error: A 2FA error is returned;

Example

Meteor.call('2fa:disable-email', (error, result) => {});