Bugfix/biometric authentication issue related to matching passkeys (#5137)

* Fix for biometric authentication issue related to matching passkeys

* Update changelog

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Improved the language localization for Spanish (`es`)
 - Improved the language localization for Turkish (`tr`)
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed an issue in the biometric authentication related to matching passkeys
+
 ## 2.180.0 - 2025-07-08
 
 ### Added

apps/api/src/app/auth/auth.controller.ts

@@ -133,17 +133,19 @@ export class AuthController {
     return this.webAuthService.verifyAttestation(body.credential);
   }
 
-  @Post('webauthn/generate-assertion-options')
-  public async generateAssertionOptions(@Body() body: { deviceId: string }) {
-    return this.webAuthService.generateAssertionOptions(body.deviceId);
+  @Post('webauthn/generate-authentication-options')
+  public async generateAuthenticationOptions(
+    @Body() body: { deviceId: string }
+  ) {
+    return this.webAuthService.generateAuthenticationOptions(body.deviceId);
   }
 
-  @Post('webauthn/verify-assertion')
-  public async verifyAssertion(
+  @Post('webauthn/verify-authentication')
+  public async verifyAuthentication(
     @Body() body: { deviceId: string; credential: AssertionCredentialJSON }
   ) {
     try {
-      const authToken = await this.webAuthService.verifyAssertion(
+      const authToken = await this.webAuthService.verifyAuthentication(
         body.deviceId,
         body.credential
       );

apps/api/src/app/auth/web-auth.service.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
   VerifyRegistrationResponseOpts
 } from '@simplewebauthn/server';
 import { isoBase64URL, isoUint8Array } from '@simplewebauthn/server/helpers';
+import ms from 'ms';
 
 import {
   AssertionCredentialJSON,
@@ -41,42 +42,42 @@ export class WebAuthService {
     @Inject(REQUEST) private readonly request: RequestWithUser
   ) {}
 
-  get rpID() {
-    return new URL(this.configurationService.get('ROOT_URL')).hostname;
+  private get expectedOrigin() {
+    return this.configurationService.get('ROOT_URL');
   }
 
-  get expectedOrigin() {
-    return this.configurationService.get('ROOT_URL');
+  private get rpID() {
+    return new URL(this.configurationService.get('ROOT_URL')).hostname;
   }
 
   public async generateRegistrationOptions() {
     const user = this.request.user;
 
     const opts: GenerateRegistrationOptionsOpts = {
-      rpName: 'Ghostfolio',
-      rpID: this.rpID,
-      userID: isoUint8Array.fromUTF8String(user.id),
-      userName: '',
-      timeout: 60000,
       authenticatorSelection: {
         authenticatorAttachment: 'platform',
-        requireResidentKey: false,
-        userVerification: 'required'
-      }
+        residentKey: 'required',
+        userVerification: 'preferred'
+      },
+      rpID: this.rpID,
+      rpName: 'Ghostfolio',
+      timeout: ms('60 seconds'),
+      userID: isoUint8Array.fromUTF8String(user.id),
+      userName: ''
     };
 
-    const options = await generateRegistrationOptions(opts);
+    const registrationOptions = await generateRegistrationOptions(opts);
 
     await this.userService.updateUser({
       data: {
-        authChallenge: options.challenge
+        authChallenge: registrationOptions.challenge
       },
       where: {
         id: user.id
       }
     });
 
-    return options;
+    return registrationOptions;
   }
 
   public async verifyAttestation(
@@ -84,13 +85,14 @@ export class WebAuthService {
   ): Promise<AuthDeviceDto> {
     const user = this.request.user;
     const expectedChallenge = user.authChallenge;
-
     let verification: VerifiedRegistrationResponse;
+
     try {
       const opts: VerifyRegistrationResponseOpts = {
         expectedChallenge,
         expectedOrigin: this.expectedOrigin,
         expectedRPID: this.rpID,
+        requireUserVerification: false,
         response: {
           clientExtensionResults: credential.clientExtensionResults,
           id: credential.id,
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ export class WebAuthService {
           type: 'public-key'
         }
       };
+
       verification = await verifyRegistrationResponse(opts);
     } catch (error) {
       Logger.error(error, 'WebAuthService');
@@ -144,7 +147,7 @@ export class WebAuthService {
     throw new InternalServerErrorException('An unknown error occurred');
   }
 
-  public async generateAssertionOptions(deviceId: string) {
+  public async generateAuthenticationOptions(deviceId: string) {
     const device = await this.deviceService.authDevice({ id: deviceId });
 
     if (!device) {
@@ -152,32 +155,27 @@ export class WebAuthService {
     }
 
     const opts: GenerateAuthenticationOptionsOpts = {
-      allowCredentials: [
-        {
-          id: isoBase64URL.fromBuffer(device.credentialId),
-          transports: ['internal']
-        }
-      ],
+      allowCredentials: [],
       rpID: this.rpID,
-      timeout: 60000,
+      timeout: ms('60 seconds'),
       userVerification: 'preferred'
     };
 
-    const options = await generateAuthenticationOptions(opts);
+    const authenticationOptions = await generateAuthenticationOptions(opts);
 
     await this.userService.updateUser({
       data: {
-        authChallenge: options.challenge
+        authChallenge: authenticationOptions.challenge
       },
       where: {
         id: device.userId
       }
     });
 
-    return options;
+    return authenticationOptions;
   }
 
-  public async verifyAssertion(
+  public async verifyAuthentication(
     deviceId: string,
     credential: AssertionCredentialJSON
   ) {
@@ -190,6 +188,7 @@ export class WebAuthService {
     const user = await this.userService.user({ id: device.userId });
 
     let verification: VerifiedAuthenticationResponse;
+
     try {
       const opts: VerifyAuthenticationResponseOpts = {
         credential: {
@@ -200,6 +199,7 @@ export class WebAuthService {
         expectedChallenge: `${user.authChallenge}`,
         expectedOrigin: this.expectedOrigin,
         expectedRPID: this.rpID,
+        requireUserVerification: false,
         response: {
           clientExtensionResults: credential.clientExtensionResults,
           id: credential.id,
@@ -208,13 +208,14 @@ export class WebAuthService {
           type: 'public-key'
         }
       };
+
       verification = await verifyAuthenticationResponse(opts);
     } catch (error) {
       Logger.error(error, 'WebAuthService');
       throw new InternalServerErrorException({ error: error.message });
     }
 
-    const { verified, authenticationInfo } = verification;
+    const { authenticationInfo, verified } = verification;
 
     if (verified) {
       device.counter = authenticationInfo.newCounter;

apps/client/src/app/services/web-authn.service.ts

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export class WebAuthnService {
 
     return this.http
       .post<PublicKeyCredentialRequestOptionsJSON>(
-        `/api/v1/auth/webauthn/generate-assertion-options`,
+        '/api/v1/auth/webauthn/generate-authentication-options',
         { deviceId }
       )
       .pipe(
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export class WebAuthnService {
         }),
         switchMap((credential) => {
           return this.http.post<{ authToken: string }>(
-            `/api/v1/auth/webauthn/verify-assertion`,
+            '/api/v1/auth/webauthn/verify-authentication',
             {
               credential,
               deviceId