Prerequisites

  • Sandbox credentials: Ensure you have Prove Sandbox credentials from the Developer Portal. To access Sandbox credentials, follow the steps outlined on the Authentication page. To access the Prove API, you’ll need to use your OAuth client ID and client secret. You can load these from environment variables or another method:
// Get environment variables.
clientID := os.Getenv("PROVE_CLIENT_ID")
if len(clientID) == 0 {
  return fmt.Errorf("missing env variable: %s", "PROVE_CLIENT_ID")
}

clientSecret := os.Getenv("PROVE_CLIENT_SECRET")
if len(clientSecret) == 0 {
  return fmt.Errorf("missing env variable: %s", "PROVE_CLIENT_SECRET")
}

proveEnv := "uat-us" // Use UAT in US region.

// Create client for Prove API.
client := provesdkservergo.New(
  provesdkservergo.WithServer(proveEnv),
  provesdkservergo.WithSecurity(components.Security{
    ClientID:     provesdkservergo.String(clientID),
    ClientSecret: provesdkservergo.String(clientSecret),
  }),
)
Token ExpirationThe OAuth token expires after 60 minutes, requiring you to get another token.
  • Server-side SDK: Install the server-side SDK of your choice by running a command in your terminal, or by using a dependency management tool specific to your project.
# The Go library is hosted on GitHub so you can use this command to import it
# to your Go application.
go get github.com/prove-identity/prove-sdk-server-go

# Ensure you import the SDK in your code like this:
import (
	provesdkservergo "github.com/prove-identity/prove-sdk-server-go"
	"github.com/prove-identity/prove-sdk-server-go/models/components"
)
  • Client-side SDK: Install the client-side SDK of your choice by running a command in your terminal, or by using a dependency management tool specific to your project.
To integrate solutions, you must use the client-side SDK.
# Run this command to install the package (ensure you have the latest version).
npm install @prove-identity/prove-auth@2.8.2

Implement Prove Unify

To integrate the Prove Unify solution, you must use the client-side SDK.
1

Determine Type of Flow

You can determine if the customer is on a mobile or desktop browser using this example. If the isMobile is true, set mobile as the flowType for the Start() function on the server, otherwise you can set desktop:
// Check if the customer is on a mobile or desktop browser.
const authCheck = new proveAuth.AuthenticatorBuilder().build();
let isMobile = authCheck.isMobileWeb()
2

Initialize the Flow

You must send a request to your back end server with the phone number and possession type to start the flow.Additional parameters:
  • finalTargetURL: required when flowType=desktop. This should be a URL you maintain. Once the customer clicks the Instant Link, they will be redirected to this URL. It should instruct the customer to continue the workflow. Maximum length is 128 characters.
  • smsMessage: optional field to customize the message body sent in the Instant Link or OTP SMS message. Otherwise, you can use Prove defaults.
  • clientCustomerId: a client-generated unique ID for a specific customer. You can link calls related to the same customer, across different requests or sessions. The client defines the format of this ID.
  • clientRequestId: a client-generated unique ID for a specific session. You can identify specific requests using this field. You determine the format of this ID.
  • allowOTPRetry: set to true to allow the customer to re-enter the OTP up to three times. Defaults to false.
    For OTP retries, make sure to implement client SDK changes in the next step.
// Send the Unify request.
rspUnify, err := client.V3.V3UnifyRequest(ctx, &components.V3UnifyRequest{
  PhoneNumber:    "2001004014",
  PossessionType: "mobile",
  ClientRequestID: provesdkservergo.String("client-abc-123"),
  AllowOTPRetry: true,
})
if err != nil {
  t.Fatal(err)
}
The function returns the following fields:
  • authToken: send this to your client-side code to pass into the Authenticate() function - it’s a short lived JSON Web Token (JWT) tied to the current flow and used for the possession checks.
  • correlationId: save this in your current session, then pass it in to the UnifyStatus() function call of the same flow. The correlation ID ties together different system calls for the same Prove flow. It also aids in troubleshooting. The session expires in 15 minutes from when the correlation ID returns from the Unify() call.
  • success: will return pending for this initial call.
Return the authToken in a response to the front end.
3

Authenticate

Once you have the authToken, build the authenticator for both the mobile and desktop flows.
async function authenticate(isMobileWeb, authToken) {
  // Set up the authenticator for either mobile or desktop flow.
  let builder = new proveAuth.AuthenticatorBuilder();

  if (isMobileWeb) {
    // Set up Mobile Auth and OTP.
    builder = builder
      .withAuthFinishStep((input) => verify(input.authId))
      .withMobileAuthImplementation("fetch")
      .withOtpFallback(otpStart, otpFinish);
  } else {
    // Set up Instant Link.
    builder = builder
      .withAuthFinishStep((input) => verify(input.authId))
      .withInstantLinkFallback(instantLink)
      .withRole("secondary");
  }

  const authenticator = builder.build();

  // Authenticate with the authToken.
  return authenticator.authenticate(authToken);
}

Configure OTP

To use the Resend/Retry/Phone Change features, you need to install the Web SDK version 2.15.1 or later.
To set the One-Time Password (OTP) handler, withOtpFallback(startStep: OtpStartStep | OtpStartStepFn, finishStep: OtpFinishStep | OtpFinishStepFn), requires implementing the OtpStartStep and OtpFinishStep. When returning the phone number in the functions, ensure you return an object with the field phoneNumber to the resolve() function. The default implementation is below, but you can also view the other tabs if you wish to enable advanced capabilities.The OTP session has a two minute timeout from when it’s sent through Short Message Service (SMS) to when the customer can enter in the OTP.
Follow these instructions if you are implementing OTP and you are passing in the phone number on the /v3/start endpoint. In this case, you’ve already prompted for a phone number so you don’t need to prompt for it in the client SDK.Since you passed the phone number in the Start() function, call resolve(null) to communicate to the SDK you have the customer’s agreement to deliver the SMS message. Ensure you return an object to resolve() function.
function otpStartStep(phoneNumberNeeded, phoneValidationError) {
  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    // Since no phone number is needed, don't prompt the user.
    resolve(null);
  });
}
Call the reject('some error message') method to communicate to the SDK any issues while trying to obtain the phone number or the OTP. Report an error if the customer cancels the SMS transaction or presses the back button to leave the screen.In the finish step, call the resolve(result: OtpFinishResult) method to return the collected OTP value in which result variable has OnSuccess value for OtpFinishResultType and the OTP value wrapped in OtpFinishInput.
function otpFinishStep(otpError) {
  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    // If error message is found, handle it.
    if (otpError) {
      // Set to a variable and display it in a field.
      // In this example, we don't do anything with the error.
      var someErrorMessage = otpError.message
    }

    // Prompt the user for whether they received the SMS.
    // Typically, this is a page that shows the OTP already. We are simplifying
    // it by requiring an input.
    var input = confirm('Did you receive a text message?');
    if (!input) {
      // Close the modal if a text message was not received.
      return
    }
      
    // Prompt the user for the OTP.
    var otp = prompt('Enter OTP code:');
    if (otp) {
      // If the input is valid and the user clicked `OK`, return the OTP.
      resolve({
        input: {otp},  // OTP value
        resultType: 0, // OnSuccess enum type = 0
      });
    } else {
      // Else, exit the flow.
      reject('phone invalid or user cancelled');
    }
  });
}
To use the Resend/Retry/Phone Change features, you need to install the Web SDK version 2.15.1 or later.
To set the Instant Link handler, withInstantLinkFallback(startStep: InstantLinkStartStep | InstantLinkStartStepFn, retryStep?: InstantLinkRetryStep | InstantLinkRetryStepFn) requires implementing the InstantLinkStartStep interface and optionally the InstantLinkRetryStep interface if you wish for advanced capabilities. When returning the phone number in the functions, ensure you return an object with the field phoneNumber to the resolve() function.The Instant Link session has a three minute timeout from when it’s sent through Short Message Service (SMS) to when the customer can click the received link.
Follow these instructions if you are implementing Instant Link and you are passing in the phone number on the /v3/start endpoint. In this case, you’ve already prompted for a phone number so you don’t need to prompt for it in the client SDK.Since you passed the phone number in the Start() function, call resolve(null) to communicate to the SDK you have the customer’s agreement to deliver the SMS message. Ensure you return an object to resolve() function.
function instantLinkStartStep(phoneNumberNeeded, phoneValidationError) {
  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    // Since no phone number is needed, don't prompt the user.
    resolve(null);
  });
}
In the desktop flow, a WebSocket opens for three minutes on the desktop browser while waiting for the customer to select the link in the text message. Once clicked, the WebSocket closes and the AuthFinishStep function finishes.
If you’re using Content Security Policy headers, ensure you allow wss: device.uat.proveapis.com and wss: device.proveapis.com.
4

Verify Mobile Number

In the AuthFinishStep, you’ll specify a function to call once the possession checks complete on the mobile phone. This endpoint on your back end server calls the UnifyStatus() function to validate the phone number. The AuthFinishStep then completes.
rspUnifyStatus, err := client.V3.V3UnifyStatusRequest(context.TODO(), &components.V3UnifyStatusRequest{
CorrelationID: rspUnify.V3UnifyResponse.CorrelationID,
})
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("error on UnifyStatus(): %w", err)
}
The function returns the following fields:
  • success: either true if the mobile number validation was successful, or false if it failed.
  • phoneNumber: the phone number associated with the possession check.
You can then respond to the front end with the results of the authentication.

Test Your Prove Implementation

Next, reference the Sandbox test scenarios to test users and simulate different behaviors encountered in production.
Production LaunchTo launch in Production, please contact your Prove representative.
Prove Key BehaviorThe following are things to be aware of when using the Prove Key:
The Prove Key is ignored and Instant Link is performed.