This example app is meant purely for demonstration purposes and should not be deployed in its current form into any production environments. It is meant to illustrate how an application running on a private EOSIO based blockchain could generate WebAuthn-compatible keys for users and request signatures from users with those keys to sign transactions. This is facilitated by EOSJS, a WebAuthn Signature Provider for EOSJS, and the built-in browser Web Authentication API. The browser prompts the user to authenticate with their security key or built-in platform authenticator.
With the stable release of EOSIO 2 introducing support for WebAuthn, application developers can begin integrating support for YubiKeys and other WebAuthn enabled 2FA devices in their applications. Today we are excited to announce a WebAuthn Example Application update that provides a walkthrough for developers interested in integrating WebAuthn in their projects to use a …
This past weekend in Washington, DC at the B1June event, we announced EOSIO 2 updates on the horizon, which we hope will bring enhanced performance and support for the latest web authentication standards to EOSIO™. EOSIO 2, the next major version of EOSIO, will make using blockchain applications even easier for the masses. Continuing in the spirit …