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[FEATURE] YubiKey and WebAuthn login for Termix Mobile
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Description
Platform
Mobile app (iOS and Android)
Is it related to an issue?
Follow-up to #620. Mobile 1.4.0 already provides local App Lock with PIN and biometric unlock, but the native Termix account login flow does not provide a first-class WebAuthn/security-key path for server accounts.
OIDC users can use a provider-backed passkey or security key through the system browser. This request is specifically for Termix-native server accounts.
The Solution
Add WebAuthn/security-key authentication support to the Termix Mobile login flow so a registered YubiKey can be used to authenticate a Termix server account.
The implementation should:
- expose a security-key/passkey login action when the connected Termix server supports WebAuthn
- perform the ceremony through the platform-supported browser/authentication session on iOS and Android
- return the verified result to the app without exposing credentials to the embedded WebView
- support existing server-side WebAuthn registrations rather than creating a separate mobile-only credential store
- preserve the existing password, TOTP, and OIDC login paths
- distinguish unsupported server versions, user cancellation, timeout, and failed assertions
- include validation on both iOS and Android with a physical YubiKey where platform transport support permits it
Non-goals
- replacing the existing local App Lock PIN or biometric gate
- requiring a YubiKey every time the app returns from the background
- implementing provider-side OIDC WebAuthn, which already runs through the system browser
Acceptance criteria
- A user with an existing WebAuthn security key registered on the Termix server can select security-key login in Mobile.
- The platform authentication flow completes and returns an authenticated Termix session.
- Password/TOTP/OIDC login behavior remains unchanged.
- Cancellation and unsupported-device/server cases produce actionable errors.
- Automated coverage protects capability detection and callback/session handling; physical-key validation is documented for iOS and Android.
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the Termix Mobile login flow and determine how capability detection, platform authentication sessions, and callback/session handling are currently structured on iOS and Android. Define coverage for supported and unsupported servers, cancellation, timeouts, failed assertions, and unchanged password/TOTP/OIDC paths; document physical YubiKey validation for both platforms.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, ios
- Domain
- authentication, mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100