egroupware/webauthn

EGroupware WebAuthn authentication

26.8.20260804 2026-07-27 17:27 UTC

Requires

• web-auth/webauthn-lib: ^5.3.5

GPL-2.0-or-later

• Ralf Becker

Published on Packagist.org on 2026-08-04 12:59 UTC

README

Adds WebAuthn (FIDO2/U2F) support to EGroupware as a second authentication factor: security keys, passkeys, and platform authenticators (Touch ID, Windows Hello, Android biometrics) instead of, or in addition to, one-time codes.

Built on web-auth/webauthn-framework, the reference PHP implementation of the standard.

What is WebAuthn?

WebAuthn is a W3C/FIDO Alliance standard for authenticating with public-key cryptography instead of a shared secret. When you register an authenticator, it generates a key pair and gives the server only the public key; the private key never leaves the device (or its secure enclave/TPM). Logging in means signing a server-issued, single-use challenge with that private key - there is no shared secret to phish, replay, or leak from a server-side breach, and each credential is bound to the exact origin it was registered for, which also rules out look-alike phishing domains.

What this app does

• Adds a "WebAuthn / U2F tokens" section under Preferences > Password & Security, where users register one or more authenticators.
• Once at least one token/passkey is registered, EGroupware requires a successful WebAuthn ceremony as a second factor after the regular password login (see the multifactor_policy hook).
• Stores only the public key and metadata needed to verify future logins (egw_webauthn_pubkeys); the actual credential/private key stays on the user's authenticator.

Requirements

• A browser with WebAuthn support (recent Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari).
• An authenticator: a FIDO2/U2F security key, or a platform authenticator (Touch ID, Windows Hello, Android/Chrome biometrics).
• HTTPS - WebAuthn requires a secure context (an exception is made for localhost during development).

License

GPL-2.0-or-later, see LICENSE.md.