symfony-2fa-authenticator's Introduction

Two Factor Authenticator Implementation in Symfony

Steps Followed

composer create-project symfony/website-skeleton symfony-2fa-authenticator
cd symfony-2fa-authenticator
composer require symfony/security-bundle
php bin/console make:user
composer require scheb/two-factor-bundle
Update the Database Details in the .env file
Doctrine Schema Update
Create the User via front end or inserting directly into the DB
Update the code and config with the Simple Login
Update the exist route of 2FA route/scheb_two_factor.yaml into the routes.yaml file
Configure the firewall in the security.yaml file
Update the authentication token we are using in the config/packages/scheb_two_factor.yaml file
For the Model file of the entity, implement the TwoFactorInterface based on the 2-factor Authenticator ( Google, TOTP) and create a column to the store the secret key for the user.
Doctrine Schema Update
Create a twig for the 2-factor authenticator form
Update the configuration for Google Authenticator or TOTP in the config/packages/scheb_two_factor.yaml about enabling it, server name, issuer name, etc.
Composer require endroid/qr-code-bundle for the QR code display
Create a controller, and service to generate the secret key for the Authenticator of that user to store in the DB and display the QR code
From the Front end do a normal login and go the secret key generator routes defined in the above step and generate the secret key, scan the QR code displayed, and logout.
Next time when you log in for the same user it will ask for the 2-factor authenticator password, just the enter the password from the Authenticator.