Nevis FIDO2 / WebAuthN Concept and Integration Guide

This guide describes how Nevis supports FIDO2 and WebAuthN. It focuses on the server side and the involved concepts and is independent of how Nevis is deployed.

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To set up FIDO2 use cases we recommend using the patterns provided by nevisAdmin 4. You can find these patterns in the Pattern Reference Guide.

The guide consists of the following sections:

Section	Description	Target Audience
Overview	This chapter gives an overview of Nevis FIDO2, the problems it solves and what basic use cases it supports.	Everyone who wants to get a basic understanding of what Nevis FIDO2 is and what problems it solves.
Technical Architecture	The technical architecture section shows the technical elements of the solution as well as how these elements interact with each other and with their environment.	People who intended to get a more detailed understanding of the solutions implementation and interaction details. The target audience is expected to have a technical background.
Use Cases and Best Practices	Step-by-step instructions and explanations for common use cases and selected special use cases. Apart from high-level explanation of the use cases, more detailed explanation including configuration instructions and technical implementation details are included.	Apart from general audience interested in the supported use cases and scenarios of Nevis FIDO2, the section is also intended for audience with a deep technical interest in the specific implementation and configuration details.
Glossary	Definition of commonly used terms in Nevis FIDO2.	Everyone

Apart from the Concept and Integration Guide, the Reference Guides provide in-depth technical information regarding the installation, integration, configuration, administration and operation of the components that compose the Nevis FIDO2 Solution. This includes the HTTP APIs.