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--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/mod_auth_internal_yubikey/README.markdown Fri Aug 28 18:03:58 2015 +0200 @@ -0,0 +1,111 @@ +--- +labels: +- 'Stage-Beta' +- 'Type-Auth' +summary: 'Two-factor authentication using Yubikeys' +... + +Introduction +============ + +A [YubiKey](http://www.yubico.com/yubikey) is a small USB +one-time-password (OTP) generator. + +The idea behind one-time-passwords is that they can, well, only be used +once. After authenticating with an OTP the only way to log in again is +to calculate another one and use that. The only (practical) way to +generate this is by inserting the (correct) Yubikey and pressing its +button. Acting as a USB keyboard it then "types" the OTP into the +password prompt of your XMPP client. + +Details +======= + +This self-contained module handles all the authentication of Yubikeys, +it does not for example depend on the Yubico authentication service, or +on any external system service such as PAM. + +When this module is enabled, only PLAIN authentication is enabled on the +server (because Prosody needs to receive the full password from the +client to decode it, not a hash), so connection encryption will +automatically be enforced by Prosody. + +Even if the password is intercepted it is of little use to the attacker +as it expires as soon as it is used. Additionally the data stored in +Prosody's DB is not enough to authenticate as the user if stolen by the +attacker. + +When this module is in use each user can either use normal password +authentication, or instead have their account associated with a +Yubikey - at which point only the key will work. + +Installation +============ + +Requires bitlib for Lua, and yubikey-lua from +http://code.matthewwild.co.uk/yubikey-lua . When properly installed, the +command `lua -lbit -lyubikey` should give you a Lua prompt with no +errors. + +Configuration +============= + +Associating keys +---------------- + +Each Yubikey is configured with several pieces of information that +Prosody needs to know. This information is shown in the Yubikey +personalization tool (the *yubikey-personalization* package in +Debian/Ubuntu). + +To associate a Yubikey with a user, run the following prosodyctl +command: + + prosodyctl mod_auth_internal_yubikey associate user@example.com + +This will run you through a series of questions about the information +Prosody requires about the key configuration. + +**NOTE:** All keys used with the server (rather, with a given host) must +all have a "public ID" (uid) of the same length. This length must be set +in the Prosody config with the 'yubikey\_prefix\_length' option. + +Instead of entering the information interactively it is also possible to +specify each option on the command-line (useful for automation) +via --option="value". The valid options are: + + password The user's password (may be blank) + ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + fixed The public ID that the Yubikey prefixes to the OTP + uid The private ID that the Yubikey encrypts in the OTP + key The AES key that the Yubikey uses (may be blank if a global shared key is used, see below) + +If a password is configured for the user (recommended) they must enter +this into the password box immediately before the OTP. This password +doesn't have to be incredibly long or secure, but it prevents the +Yubikey being used for authentication if it is stolen and the password +isn't known. + +Configuring Prosody +------------------- + +To use this module for authentication, set in the config: + + authentication = "internal_yubikey" + +Module-specific options: + + yubikey\_prefix\_length (**REQUIRED**) The length of the public ID prefixed to the OTPs + ------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + yubikey\_global\_key If all Yubikeys use the same AES key, you can specify it here. Pass --key="" to prosodyctl when associating keys. + +If switching from a plaintext storage auth module then users without +Yubikeys associated with their account can continue to use their +existing passwords as normal, otherwise password resets are required. + +Compatibility +============= + + ----- ------- + 0.8 Works + ----- -------