WebAuthn server library (Go/Golang)

This WebAuthn server library provides registration and authentication for clients using FIDO2 keys, FIDO U2F keys, TPM, and etc.

• It's decoupled from net/http and doesn't force you to use a framework. So it's easy to use in existing projects.

• It's modular so you only import the attestation formats you need. This helps your software avoid bloat.

• Six attestation formats are provided: fidou2f, androidkeystore, androidsafetynet, packed, tpm, and none.

• It doesn't import unreliable packages. It imports fxamacker/cbor because it doesn't crash and it's the most well-tested CBOR library available (v1.5 has 375+ tests and passed 3+ billion execs in coverage-guided fuzzing).

A demo webapp (webauthn-demo) shows how to use this library with a security token like the YubiKey pictured here.

What's WebAuthn?

WebAuthn (Web Authentication) is a W3C web standard for authenticating users to web-based apps and services. It's a core component of FIDO2, the successor of FIDO U2F legacy protocol.

Design Goals

fxamacker/webauthn is designed to be:

• small and no unreliable imports -- only 1 external dependency fxamacker/cbor
• simple and lightweight -- decoupled from net/http and is not a framework
• modular -- 5 separate attestation packages (packed, tpm, androidkeystore, androidsafetynet, and fidou2f), so you only import what you need.

Status

It's functional enough to demo but unit tests need work. Expired certs embedded in test data can make unit tests to fail. A temporary workaround is to fake datetime when running unit tests locally until expired test data are replaced.

• replace expired certs in unit tests -- automate replacement of test certs and/or make expiration dates longer
• more tests and fuzzing -- add more extensive tests and fuzzing like fxamacker/cbor and fxamacker/cbor-fuzz
• standards compliance -- publish results of standards conformance tests when ready to announce

Features

• Easy server-side authentication for clients using FIDO2 keys, legacy FIDO U2F keys, and etc.
• Register credential algorithm for use
• Register attestation format for use
• Create new attestation format by implementing AttestationStatement interface
• Credential algorithms: RS1, RS256, RS384, RS512, PS256, PS384, PS512, ES256, ES384, and ES512
• Credential public key types: RSA, RSA-PSS, and ECDSA
• Credential public key curves: P-256, P-384, and P-521
• Attestation formats: fido-u2f, android-key, android-safetynet, packed, tpm, and none
• Attestation types: Basic, Self, and None

System Requirements

• Go 1.12 (or newer)
• Tested on x86_64 but it should work on other little-endian systems supported by Go.

Installation

go get github.com/fxamacker/webauthn

High-level API

See API docs.

Create assertion or attestation options:

NewAssertionOptions creates PublicKeyCredentialRequestOptions. NewAttestationOptions creates PublicKeyCredentialCreationOptions. Config represents Relying Party settings used to create those options. Config is initialized at startup and used throughout the program. User contains user data for which the Relying Party requests attestation or assertion.

func NewAssertionOptions(config *Config, user *User) (*PublicKeyCredentialRequestOptions, error)
func NewAttestationOptions(config *Config, user *User) (*PublicKeyCredentialCreationOptions, error)

Parse assertion or attestation:

ParseAssertion returns parsed PublicKeyCredentialAssertion. ParseAttestation returns parsed PublicKeyCredentialAttestation.

func ParseAssertion(r io.Reader) (*PublicKeyCredentialAssertion, error)
func ParseAttestation(r io.Reader) (*PublicKeyCredentialAttestation, error)

Verify assertion or attestation:

VerifyAssertion verifies PublicKeyCredentialAssertion, returned by ParseAssertion. AssertionExpectedData contains data needed to verify an assertion.

VerifyAttestation verifies PublicKeyCredentialAttestation, returned by ParseAttestation. AttestationExpectedData contains data needed to verify an attestation before registering a new credential. VerifyAttestation returns attestation type and attestation trust path. Library users need to assess the attestation trustworthiness by verifying that attestation type is acceptable and trust path can be trusted.

func VerifyAssertion(credentialAssertion *PublicKeyCredentialAssertion, expected *AssertionExpectedData) error
func VerifyAttestation(credentialAttestation *PublicKeyCredentialAttestation, expected *AttestationExpectedData) (attType AttestationType, trustPath interface{}, err error)

Examples

See examples.

Initialize Relying Party config:

// cfg is initialized at startup and used throughout the program to create attestation and assertion options.  
cfg := &webauthn.Config{
    RPID:                    "localhost",
    RPName:                  "WebAuthn local host",
    Timeout:                 uint64(30000),
    ChallengeLength:         64,
    AuthenticatorAttachment: webauthn.AuthenticatorPlatform,
    ResidentKey:             webauthn.ResidentKeyPreferred,
    UserVerification:        webauthn.UserVerificationPreferred,
    Attestation:             webauthn.AttestationDirect,
    CredentialAlgs:          []int{webauthn.COSEAlgES256, webauthn.COSEAlgES384, webauthn.COSEAlgES512},
}
err := cfg.Valid()
if err != nil {
    return err
}

Create attestation options:

// user contains user data for which the Relying Party requests attestation or assertion.
user := &webauthn.User{
    ID:          []byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}, 
    Name:        "Jane Doe",
    DisplayName: "Jane",
}
creationOptions, err := webauthn.NewAttestationOptions(cfg, user)
if err != nil {
    return err
}
creationOptionsJSON, err := json.Marshal(creationOptions)
if err != nil {
    return err
}
// Save user and creationOptions in session to verify attestation later.
// Send creationOptionsJSON to web client, which passes it to navigator.credentials.create().

Parse and verify attestation:

// Parse PublicKeyCredentialAttestation returned by navigator.credentials.create().
credentialAttestation, err := webauthn.ParseAttestation(r)
if err != nil {
    return err
}
// Create AttestationExpectedData object from session's user and creationOptions.
expected := &webauthn.AttestationExpectedData{
    Origin:           "https://localhost:8443",
    RPID:             "localhost",
    CredentialAlgs:   []int{webauthn.COSEAlgES256, webauthn.COSEAlgES384, webauthn.COSEAlgES512},
    Challenge:        "33EHav-jZ1v9qwH783aU-j0ARx6r5o-YHh-wd7C6jPbd7Wh6ytbIZosIIACehwf9-s6hXhySHO-HHUjEwZS29w",
    UserVerification: webauthn.UserVerificationPreferred,
}
attType, trustPath, err := webauthn.VerifyAttestation(credentialAttestation, expected)
if err != nil {
    return err
}
// Verify that attType is acceptable and trustPath can be trusted.
// Save user info, credential id, algorithm, public key, and counter to persistent store.
// User is registered.

Create assertion options:

// user contains user data for which the Relying Party requests attestation or assertion.
user := &webauthn.User{
    ID:          []byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}, 
    Name:        "Jane Doe",
    DisplayName: "Jane",
    CredentialIDs: [][]byte{
        []byte{11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26}, 
    },
}
requestOptions, err := webauthn.NewAssertionOptions(cfg, user)
if err != nil {
    return err
}
requestOptionsJSON, err := json.Marshal(requestOptions)
if err != nil {
    return err
}
// Save user and requestOptions in session to verify assertion later.
// Send requestOptionsJSON to web client, which passes it to navigator.credentials.get().

Parse and verify assertion:

// Parse PublicKeyCredentialAssertion returned by navigator.credentials.get().
credentialAssertion, err := webauthn.ParseAssertion(r)
if err != nil {
    return err
}
// Create AssertionExpectedData object from session's user and requestOptions.
expected := &webauthn.AssertionExpectedData{
    Origin:            "https://localhost:8443",
    RPID:              "localhost",
    Challenge:         "eaTyUNnyPDDdK8SNEgTEUvz1Q8dylkjjTimYd5X7QAo-F8_Z1lsJi3BilUpFZHkICNDWY8r9ivnTgW7-XZC3qQ",
    UserVerification:  webauthn.UserVerificationPreferred,
    UserID:            []byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}, 
    UserCredentialIDs: [][]byte{
        []byte{11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26}, 
    },
    PrevCounter:       uint32(362),
    Credential:        credential,
}
err = webauthn.VerifyAssertion(credentialAssertion, expected)
if err != nil {
    return err
}
// Update counter in persistent store.
// User is authenticated.

Limitations

This library doesn't support:

• Attestation validation through FIDO Metadata Service
• Extensions
• Token Binding
• CA attestation
• Elliptic Curve Direct Anonymous Attestation (ECDAA)

Security Policy

Security fixes are provided for the latest released version.

To report security vulnerabilities, please email [email protected] and allow time for the problem to be resolved before reporting it to the public.

Special Thanks

• Montgomery Edwards⁴⁴⁸ (x448) for updating README.md and filing helpful issues.

• Ackermann Yuriy (herrjemand) for his extensive tutorials on WebAuthn/FIDO2.

• Adam Powers (apowers313) for fido2-lib because that pointed me in the direction of separating WebAuthn functionality from any networking protocol.

This library uses attestation and assertion test data from both herrjemand and apowers313.

License

Copyright 2019-present Faye Amacker

fxamacker/webauthn is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See LICENSE for the full license text.