FIDO2 client - Node.js

• FIDO2 is comprised of the W3C's Web Authentication specification (WebAuthn) and FIDO Alliance's corresponding Client-to-Authenticator Protocol (CTAP). FIDO2 supports passwordless, second-factor and multi-factor user experiences with embedded (or bound) authenticators (such as biometric or PIN) or external/roaming authenticators (such as FIDO Security keys, mobile devices, wearables, etc...).

• Currently PIN protocols are only supported on Windows and Chrome on macOS. Therefore, we have created a PIN protocol support library that uses Node.js to communicate directly with the security key.

• With this library we have made it possible for users to use OpenVPN with a security key.

Summary

To use this library on a BrowserWindow with nodeIntegration: false you must add our preload.js on global context or execute proxy.js on that BrowserWindow's webContains context.

Then, these two below events must be handled from main process:

let fido2 = new FIDO2Client();

ipcMain.handle('navigator.credentials.create', (event, publicCreateOptions) => {
    return fido2.makeCredential(publicCreateOptions, event.sender.getURL());
});

ipcMain.handle('navigator.credentials.get', (event, publicGetOptions) => {
    return fido2.getAssertion(publicGetOptions, event.sender.getURL());
});

In general, you can simply use those 2 methods as navigator.credentials.create(), navigator.credentials.get() if your application allows nodeIntegration.

let fido2 = new FIDO2Client();

fido2.makeCredential(publicCreateOptions, origin).then((credential) => {
    // Do stuff.
});

fido2.getAssertion(publicGetOptions, origin).then((assertion) => {
    // Do stuff.
});

Events

Method FIDO2Client.makeCredential() and method FIDO2Client.getAssertion() will emit those below events. By default, those events will be handled automatically. In case self-handled (such as GUI custom), the return data must be sent back to FIDO2 client via method FIDO2Client.reply() as described below.

Event: fido2-device-not-found (optional)

Emitted when no FIDO2 device available (busy/not found).

Parameter:

• None

Return:

• None

Example:

fido2.on('fido2-device-not-found', () => {
    // Do stuff.
})

Event: fido2-set-new-pin (required)

Emitted when authenticator requires to set new PIN for the first time.

Parameter:

• None

Return:

• newPin String - new PIN from user.

Example:

fido2.on('fido2-set-new-pin', () => {
    // Do stuff and get new PIN from user.
    fido2.reply(newPin);
})

Event: fido2-select-device (required)

Emitted when more than one FIDO2 devices are available.

Parameter:

• devices Array - Array of HIDDevice for available FIDO2 devices.

Return:

• index Number - Index of selected FIDO2 device.

Example:

fido2.on('fido2-select-device', (devices) => {
    // Do stuff and get device index from user.
    fido2.reply(index);
})

Event fido2-enter-pin (required)

Emitted when authenticator requires PIN to get pinToken.

Parameter:

• None

Return:

• pin String - PIN from user.

Example:

fido2.on('fido2-enter-pin', () => {
    // Do stuff and get PIN from user.
    fido2.reply(pin);
})

Event fido2-valid-pin (optional)

Emitted when PIN is valid.

Parameter:

• None

Return:

• None

Example:

fido2.on('fido2-valid-pin', () => {
    // Do stuff.
})

Event fido2-invalid-pin (optional)

Emitted when PIN is invalid.

Parameter:

• retries Number - Total remaining PIN retries.

Return:

• None

Example:

fido2.on('fido2-invalid-pin', (retries) => {
    // Do stuff.
})

Event fido2-make-credential-success (optional)

Emitted when makeCredential process is success (include resident key mode).

Parameter:

• None

Return:

• None

Example:

fido2.on('fido2-no-credentials', () => {
    // Do stuff.
})

Event fido2-no-credentials (optional)

Emitted when no credential was found on the authenticator with current relying party.

Parameter:

• None

Return:

• None

Example:

fido2.on('fido2-no-credentials', () => {
    // Do stuff.
})

Emitted fido2-resident-key (required)

Emitted when more than one credential was found on authenticator (in residentKey mode) with current relying party. Return an array of Assertion.

Parameter:

• credentialInfo Array - Array of Assertion.

Return:

• index Number - Index of selected assertion.

Example:

fido2.on('fido2-resident-key', (credentialInfo) => {
    // Do stuff and get selected assertion index from user.
    fido2.reply(index);
})

Event fido2-pin-auth-blocked (optional)

Emitted when PIN auth is blocked (current device's boot session).

Parameter:

• None

Return:

• None

Example:

fido2.on('fido2-pin-auth-blocked', () => {
    // Do stuff.
})

Event fido2-pin-locked (optional)

Emitted when PIN is blocked (full blocked, need to reset device).

Parameter:

• None

Return:

• None

Example:

fido2.on('fido2-pin-blocked', () => {
    // Do stuff.
})

Event fido2-ctap2-error (optional)

Emitted on other CTAP2 error.

Parameter:

• code Number - CTAP2 error code.

Return:

• None

Example:

fido2.on('fido2-ctap2-error', (code) => {
    // Do stuff.
})