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Virtual FIDO

Also check out Bulwark Passkey, a passkey manager based on VirtualFIDO that is currently in beta!

Virtual FIDO is a virtual USB device that implements the FIDO2/U2F protocol (like a YubiKey) to support 2FA and WebAuthN. Please note that this software is still in beta and under active development, so APIs may be subject to change.

Features

How it works

Virtual FIDO creates a USB/IP server over local TCP to attach a virtual USB device. This USB device then emulates the USB/CTAP protocols to provide U2F/FIDO services to the host computer. In the demo, credentials created by the virtual device are stored in a local file, and approvals are done using the terminal.

Demo Usage

Go to the YubiKey test page in order to test WebAuthN.

Windows

Run go run ./cmd/demo start to attach the USB device. Run go run ./cmd/demo --help to see more commands, such as to list or delete credentials from the file.

Linux

Note that this tool requires elevated permissions.

  1. Run sudo modprobe vhci-hcd to load the necessary drivers.
  2. Run sudo go run ./cmd/demo start to start up the USB device server. Authenticate when sudo prompts you; this is necessary to attach the device.