Twilio Multifactor Authentication
Multifactor authentication via Twilio allows CAS to use the Twilio verification service and APIs to send passcodes to end-users via SMS, WhatsApp or voice calls, etc and verify the attempt subsequently by asking the user to provide the code back.
The recipient is determined as a principal attribute configured in CAS settings. Multiple verification channels are supported.
Configuration
Support is enabled by including the following module in the overlay:
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<dependency>
<groupId>org.apereo.cas</groupId>
<artifactId>cas-server-support-twilio-mfa</artifactId>
<version>${cas.version}</version>
</dependency>
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implementation "org.apereo.cas:cas-server-support-twilio-mfa:${project.'cas.version'}"
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dependencyManagement {
imports {
mavenBom "org.apereo.cas:cas-server-support-bom:${project.'cas.version'}"
}
}
dependencies {
implementation "org.apereo.cas:cas-server-support-twilio-mfa"
}
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dependencies {
/*
The following platform references are included automatically and are listed for reference only.
implementation enforcedPlatform("org.apereo.cas:cas-server-support-bom:${project.'cas.version'}")
implementation platform(org.springframework.boot.gradle.plugin.SpringBootPlugin.BOM_COORDINATES)
*/
implementation "org.apereo.cas:cas-server-support-twilio-mfa"
}
The following settings and properties are available from the CAS configuration catalog:
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.groovy.locationThe location of the resource.
The location of the resource. Resources can be URLs, or files found either on the classpath or outside somewhere in the file system.
In the event the configured resource is a Groovy script, especially if the script is set to reload on changes, you may need to adjust the total number of inotify instances. On Linux, you may need to add the following line to /etc/sysctl.conf: fs.inotify.max_user_instances = 256.
You can check the current value via cat /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_instances.
In situations and scenarios where CAS is able to automatically watch the underlying resource for changes and detect updates and modifications dynamically, you may be able to specify the following setting as either an environment variable or system property with a value of false to disable the resource watcher: org.apereo.cas.util.io.PathWatcherService.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.rest.urlThe endpoint URL to contact and retrieve attributes.
The endpoint URL to contact and retrieve attributes.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.core.account-idTwilio account identifier used for authentication.
Twilio account identifier used for authentication.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.core.recipient-attribute-nameThe attribute name that contains the contact info (phone, etc) to send the verification attempt.
phoneNumberThe attribute name that contains the contact info (phone, etc) to send the verification attempt.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.core.service-sidThe identifier of the verification service typically in the ^VA[0-9a-fA-F]{32 $} format.
The identifier of the verification service typically in the ^VA[0-9a-fA-F]{32$} format. A Verification Service is the set of common configurations used to create and check verifications. You can create a service with the API or in the Console.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.core.tokenTwilio secret token used for authentication.
Twilio secret token used for authentication.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bucket4j.bandwidthDescribe the available bandwidth and the overall limitations.
Describe the available bandwidth and the overall limitations. Multiple bandwidths allow for different policies per unit of measure. (i.e. allows 1000 tokens per 1 minute, but not often then 50 tokens per 1 second).
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bucket4j.bandwidth[0].capacityNumber of tokens/requests that can be used within the time window.
120Number of tokens/requests that can be used within the time window.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bucket4j.bandwidth[0].durationTime window in which capacity can be allowed.
PT60STime window in which capacity can be allowed.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bucket4j.bandwidth[0].initial-tokensBy default initial size of bucket equals to capacity.
By default initial size of bucket equals to capacity. But sometimes, you may want to have lesser initial size, for example for case of cold start in order to prevent denial of service.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bucket4j.bandwidth[0].refill-countThe number of tokens that should be used to refill the bucket given the specified refill duration.
10The number of tokens that should be used to refill the bucket given the specified refill duration.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bucket4j.bandwidth[0].refill-durationDuration to use to refill the bucket.
PT30SDuration to use to refill the bucket.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bucket4j.bandwidth[0].refill-strategyDescribes how the bucket should be refilled.
GREEDY-
GREEDY: This type of refill regenerates tokens in a greedy manner; it tries to add the tokens to bucket as soon as possible. For example refill "10 tokens per 1 second" adds 1 token per each 100 millisecond; in other words refill will not wait 1 second to regenerate 10 tokens. -
INTERVALLY: This type of refill regenerates tokens in intervally manner. "Intervally" in opposite to "greedy" will wait until whole period would be elapsed before regenerating tokens.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bucket4j.blockingWhether the request should block until capacity becomes available.
trueWhether the request should block until capacity becomes available. When enabled, a request that finds the bucket empty parks its thread until the refill adds a token. On a request-serving path that turns a burst into thread-pool exhaustion, so throttling rejects the request immediately by default and only waits when this is explicitly turned on.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bucket4j.enabledDecide whether bucket4j functionality should be enabled.
trueDecide whether bucket4j functionality should be enabled.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.authentication-attribute-nameSkip multifactor authentication based on designated authentication attribute names.
Skip multifactor authentication based on designated authentication attribute names.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.authentication-attribute-valueOptionally, skip multifactor authentication based on designated authentication attribute values.
Optionally, skip multifactor authentication based on designated authentication attribute values. Multiple values may be separated by a comma.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.authentication-handler-nameSkip multifactor authentication depending on form of primary authentication execution.
Skip multifactor authentication depending on form of primary authentication execution. Specifically, skip multifactor if the a particular authentication handler noted by its name successfully is able to authenticate credentials in the primary factor. Multiple values may be separated by a comma.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.authentication-method-nameSkip multifactor authentication depending on method/form of primary authentication execution.
Skip multifactor authentication depending on method/form of primary authentication execution. Specifically, skip multifactor if the authentication method attribute collected as part of authentication metadata matches a certain value. Multiple values may be separated by a comma.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.credential-class-typeSkip multifactor authentication depending on form of primary credentials.
Skip multifactor authentication depending on form of primary credentials. Value must equal the fully qualified class name of the credential type.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.http-request-headersSkip multifactor authentication if the http request contains the defined header names.
Skip multifactor authentication if the http request contains the defined header names. Header names may be comma-separated and can be regular expressions; values are ignored.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.http-request-remote-addressSkip multifactor authentication if the http request's remote address or host matches the value defined here.
Skip multifactor authentication if the http request's remote address or host matches the value defined here. The value may be specified as a regular expression.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.principal-attribute-nameSkip multifactor authentication based on designated principal attribute names.
Skip multifactor authentication based on designated principal attribute names.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.principal-attribute-valueOptionally, skip multifactor authentication based on designated principal attribute values.
Optionally, skip multifactor authentication based on designated principal attribute values.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.rest.basic-auth-passwordIf REST endpoint is protected via basic authentication, specify the password for authentication.
If REST endpoint is protected via basic authentication, specify the password for authentication.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.rest.basic-auth-usernameIf REST endpoint is protected via basic authentication, specify the username for authentication.
If REST endpoint is protected via basic authentication, specify the username for authentication.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.rest.headersHeaders, defined as a Map, to include in the request when making the REST call.
Headers, defined as a Map, to include in the request when making the REST call. Will overwrite any header that CAS is pre-defined to send and include in the request. Key in the map should be the header name and the value in the map should be the header value.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.rest.maximum-retry-attemptsWhen attempting to reach the endpoint, this setting controls the number of retry attempts that CAS should execute Setting this value to a zero or negative value will disable the retry policy.
3When attempting to reach the endpoint, this setting controls the number of retry attempts that CAS should execute Setting this value to a zero or negative value will disable the retry policy.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.rest.methodHTTP method to use when contacting the rest endpoint.
GETHTTP method to use when contacting the rest endpoint. Examples include GET, POST, etc.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.core.verification-channelsThe list of channels to use for verification.
The list of channels to use for verification. Supported valued are: sms, call, email, whatsapp, sna. Default is sms.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.failure-modeThe failure mode policy for this MFA provider.
CLOSED-
OPEN: Disallow MFA, proceed with authentication but don't communicate MFA to the RP. -
CLOSED: Disallow MFA, block with authentication. -
PHANTOM: Disallow MFA, proceed with authentication and communicate MFA to the RP. -
NONE: Do not check for failure at all. -
UNDEFINED: The default one indicating that no failure mode is set at all.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.idThe identifier for the multifactor provider.
The identifier for the multifactor provider. In most cases, this need not be configured explicitly, unless multiple instances of the same provider type are configured in CAS.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.nameThe name of the authentication handler used to verify credentials in MFA.
The name of the authentication handler used to verify credentials in MFA. Remember that if you have more than one authentication handler of the same type, the names must be defined uniquely for each authentication scheme. Failing to do so may force CAS to not register authentication handlers with a duplicate name.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.orderThe order of the authentication handler in the chain.
The order of the authentication handler in the chain.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.rankAt times, CAS needs to determine the correct provider when step-up authentication is required.
0- CAS has achieved an SSO session, but a separate request now requires step-up authentication with DuoSecurity.
- CAS has achieved an SSO session with an authentication level satisfied by DuoSecurity, but a separate request now requires step-up authentication with YubiKey.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.trusted-device-enabledIndicates whether this provider should support trusted devices.
falseIndicates whether this provider should support trusted devices.
Required settings may be needed to activate or affect the feature; review them even when they have a default. Optional settings only need to be set to change a default or to turn on the behavior they control. Third party settings belong to libraries such as Spring Boot that CAS builds on; their own documentation may have more detail.
Groovy scripting
CAS takes advantage of Apache Groovy in forms of either embedded or external scripts that allow one to, by default, dynamically build constructs, attributes, access strategies and a lot more. To activate the functionality described here, you may need to prepare CAS to support and integrate with Apache Groovy.
Please review this guide to configure your build.
Notes on configuration
Configuration Metadata
The collection of configuration properties listed in this section are automatically generated from the CAS source and components that contain the actual field definitions, types, descriptions, modules, etc. This metadata may not always be 100% accurate, or could be lacking details and sufficient explanations.
Be Selective
This section is meant as a guide only. Do NOT copy/paste the entire collection of settings into your CAS configuration; rather pick only the properties that you need. Do NOT enable settings unless you are certain of their purpose and do NOT copy settings into your configuration only to keep them as reference. All these ideas lead to upgrade headaches, maintenance nightmares and premature aging.
YAGNI
Note that for nearly ALL use cases, declaring and configuring properties listed here is sufficient. You should NOT have to explicitly massage a CAS XML/Java/etc configuration file to design an authentication handler, create attribute release policies, etc. CAS at runtime will auto-configure all required changes for you. If you are unsure about the meaning of a given CAS setting, do NOT turn it on without hesitation. Review the codebase or better yet, ask questions to clarify the intended behavior.
Naming Convention
Property names can be specified in very relaxed terms. For instance cas.someProperty, cas.some-property, cas.some_property are all valid names. While all
forms are accepted by CAS, there are certain components (in CAS and other frameworks used) whose activation at runtime is conditional on a property value, where
this property is required to have been specified in CAS configuration using kebab case. This is both true for properties that are owned by CAS as well as those
that might be presented to the system via an external library or framework such as Spring Boot, etc.
When possible, properties should be stored in lower-case kebab format, such as cas.property-name=value.
The only possible exception to this rule is when naming actuator endpoints; The name of the
actuator endpoints (i.e. ssoSessions) MUST remain in camelCase mode.
Settings and properties that are controlled by the CAS platform directly always begin with the prefix cas. All other settings are controlled and provided
to CAS via other underlying frameworks and may have their own schemas and syntax. BE CAREFUL with
the distinction. Unrecognized properties are rejected by CAS and/or frameworks upon which CAS depends. This means if you somehow misspell a property definition
or fail to adhere to the dot-notation syntax and such, your setting is entirely refused by CAS and likely the feature it controls will never be activated in the
way you intend.
Validation
Configuration properties are automatically validated on CAS startup to report issues with configuration binding, especially if defined CAS settings cannot be recognized or validated by the configuration schema. Additional validation processes are also handled via Configuration Metadata and property migrations applied automatically on startup by Spring Boot and family.
Indexed Settings
CAS settings able to accept multiple values are typically documented with an index, such as cas.some.setting[0]=value. The index [0] is meant to be
incremented by the adopter to allow for distinct multiple configuration blocks.
Bypass
The following settings and properties are available from the CAS configuration catalog:
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.groovy.locationThe location of the resource.
The location of the resource. Resources can be URLs, or files found either on the classpath or outside somewhere in the file system.
In the event the configured resource is a Groovy script, especially if the script is set to reload on changes, you may need to adjust the total number of inotify instances. On Linux, you may need to add the following line to /etc/sysctl.conf: fs.inotify.max_user_instances = 256.
You can check the current value via cat /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_instances.
In situations and scenarios where CAS is able to automatically watch the underlying resource for changes and detect updates and modifications dynamically, you may be able to specify the following setting as either an environment variable or system property with a value of false to disable the resource watcher: org.apereo.cas.util.io.PathWatcherService.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.rest.urlThe endpoint URL to contact and retrieve attributes.
The endpoint URL to contact and retrieve attributes.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.authentication-attribute-nameSkip multifactor authentication based on designated authentication attribute names.
Skip multifactor authentication based on designated authentication attribute names.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.authentication-attribute-valueOptionally, skip multifactor authentication based on designated authentication attribute values.
Optionally, skip multifactor authentication based on designated authentication attribute values. Multiple values may be separated by a comma.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.authentication-handler-nameSkip multifactor authentication depending on form of primary authentication execution.
Skip multifactor authentication depending on form of primary authentication execution. Specifically, skip multifactor if the a particular authentication handler noted by its name successfully is able to authenticate credentials in the primary factor. Multiple values may be separated by a comma.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.authentication-method-nameSkip multifactor authentication depending on method/form of primary authentication execution.
Skip multifactor authentication depending on method/form of primary authentication execution. Specifically, skip multifactor if the authentication method attribute collected as part of authentication metadata matches a certain value. Multiple values may be separated by a comma.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.credential-class-typeSkip multifactor authentication depending on form of primary credentials.
Skip multifactor authentication depending on form of primary credentials. Value must equal the fully qualified class name of the credential type.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.http-request-headersSkip multifactor authentication if the http request contains the defined header names.
Skip multifactor authentication if the http request contains the defined header names. Header names may be comma-separated and can be regular expressions; values are ignored.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.http-request-remote-addressSkip multifactor authentication if the http request's remote address or host matches the value defined here.
Skip multifactor authentication if the http request's remote address or host matches the value defined here. The value may be specified as a regular expression.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.principal-attribute-nameSkip multifactor authentication based on designated principal attribute names.
Skip multifactor authentication based on designated principal attribute names.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.principal-attribute-valueOptionally, skip multifactor authentication based on designated principal attribute values.
Optionally, skip multifactor authentication based on designated principal attribute values.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.rest.basic-auth-passwordIf REST endpoint is protected via basic authentication, specify the password for authentication.
If REST endpoint is protected via basic authentication, specify the password for authentication.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.rest.basic-auth-usernameIf REST endpoint is protected via basic authentication, specify the username for authentication.
If REST endpoint is protected via basic authentication, specify the username for authentication.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.rest.headersHeaders, defined as a Map, to include in the request when making the REST call.
Headers, defined as a Map, to include in the request when making the REST call. Will overwrite any header that CAS is pre-defined to send and include in the request. Key in the map should be the header name and the value in the map should be the header value.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.rest.maximum-retry-attemptsWhen attempting to reach the endpoint, this setting controls the number of retry attempts that CAS should execute Setting this value to a zero or negative value will disable the retry policy.
3When attempting to reach the endpoint, this setting controls the number of retry attempts that CAS should execute Setting this value to a zero or negative value will disable the retry policy.
cas.authn.mfa.twilio.bypass.rest.methodHTTP method to use when contacting the rest endpoint.
GETHTTP method to use when contacting the rest endpoint. Examples include GET, POST, etc.
Required settings may be needed to activate or affect the feature; review them even when they have a default. Optional settings only need to be set to change a default or to turn on the behavior they control. Third party settings belong to libraries such as Spring Boot that CAS builds on; their own documentation may have more detail.
Groovy scripting
CAS takes advantage of Apache Groovy in forms of either embedded or external scripts that allow one to, by default, dynamically build constructs, attributes, access strategies and a lot more. To activate the functionality described here, you may need to prepare CAS to support and integrate with Apache Groovy.
Please review this guide to configure your build.
Notes on configuration
Configuration Metadata
The collection of configuration properties listed in this section are automatically generated from the CAS source and components that contain the actual field definitions, types, descriptions, modules, etc. This metadata may not always be 100% accurate, or could be lacking details and sufficient explanations.
Be Selective
This section is meant as a guide only. Do NOT copy/paste the entire collection of settings into your CAS configuration; rather pick only the properties that you need. Do NOT enable settings unless you are certain of their purpose and do NOT copy settings into your configuration only to keep them as reference. All these ideas lead to upgrade headaches, maintenance nightmares and premature aging.
YAGNI
Note that for nearly ALL use cases, declaring and configuring properties listed here is sufficient. You should NOT have to explicitly massage a CAS XML/Java/etc configuration file to design an authentication handler, create attribute release policies, etc. CAS at runtime will auto-configure all required changes for you. If you are unsure about the meaning of a given CAS setting, do NOT turn it on without hesitation. Review the codebase or better yet, ask questions to clarify the intended behavior.
Naming Convention
Property names can be specified in very relaxed terms. For instance cas.someProperty, cas.some-property, cas.some_property are all valid names. While all
forms are accepted by CAS, there are certain components (in CAS and other frameworks used) whose activation at runtime is conditional on a property value, where
this property is required to have been specified in CAS configuration using kebab case. This is both true for properties that are owned by CAS as well as those
that might be presented to the system via an external library or framework such as Spring Boot, etc.
When possible, properties should be stored in lower-case kebab format, such as cas.property-name=value.
The only possible exception to this rule is when naming actuator endpoints; The name of the
actuator endpoints (i.e. ssoSessions) MUST remain in camelCase mode.
Settings and properties that are controlled by the CAS platform directly always begin with the prefix cas. All other settings are controlled and provided
to CAS via other underlying frameworks and may have their own schemas and syntax. BE CAREFUL with
the distinction. Unrecognized properties are rejected by CAS and/or frameworks upon which CAS depends. This means if you somehow misspell a property definition
or fail to adhere to the dot-notation syntax and such, your setting is entirely refused by CAS and likely the feature it controls will never be activated in the
way you intend.
Validation
Configuration properties are automatically validated on CAS startup to report issues with configuration binding, especially if defined CAS settings cannot be recognized or validated by the configuration schema. Additional validation processes are also handled via Configuration Metadata and property migrations applied automatically on startup by Spring Boot and family.
Indexed Settings
CAS settings able to accept multiple values are typically documented with an index, such as cas.some.setting[0]=value. The index [0] is meant to be
incremented by the adopter to allow for distinct multiple configuration blocks.