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Java Servlets Quickstart for Twilio Authy Two-factor Authentication

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Warning

As of November 2022, Twilio no longer provides support for Authy SMS/Voice-only customers. Customers who were also using Authy TOTP or Push prior to March 1, 2023 are still supported. The Authy API is now closed to new customers and will be fully deprecated in the future.

For new development, we encourage you to use the Verify v2 API.

Existing customers will not be impacted at this time until Authy API has reached End of Life. For more information about migration, see Migrating from Authy to Verify for SMS.

Adding two-factor authentication is an excellent way to reduce fraud and increase trust from your users. This quickstart guides you through building a Java Servlets and AngularJS application that restricts access to a URL. Four Authy API channels are demoed: SMS, Voice, Soft Tokens and Push Notifications.

Ready to protect a toy app from malicious hackers? Dive in!

Create a New Authy Application

Once logged in, visit the Authy Console. Click on the red 'Create New Application' (or big red plus ('+') if you already created one) to create a new Authy application then name it something memorable.

You'll automatically be transported to the Settings page next. Click the eyeball icon to reveal your Production API Key.

Copy your Production API Key to a safe place, you will use it during application setup.

Setup the Authy Client on Your Device

This Two-factor Authentication demos two channels which require an installed Authy Client to test: Soft Tokens and Push Authentication. While SMS and Voice channels will work without the client, to try out all four authentication channels download and install Authy Client for Desktop or Mobile:

Download Authy Client

Clone and Setup the Application

Clone our Java repository locally, then enter the directory. Install all of the necessary node modules:

gradle build

Next, open the file .env.example. There, edit the ACCOUNT_SECURITY_API_KEY, pasting in the API Key from the above step (in the console), and save the file as .envbefore sourcing it.

In Windows, set the ACCOUNT_SECURITY_API_KEY variable manually.

Add Your Application API Key

Enter the API Key from the Account Security console and optionally change the port.

1# You can get/create one here :
2# https://www.twilio.com/console/authy/applications
3ACCOUNT_SECURITY_API_KEY=ENTER_SECRET_HERE

Once you have added your API Key, you are ready to run! Launch the app with:

gradle appRun

You should get a message your new app is running!

Try the Java Authy Demo

With your phone (optionally with the Authy client installed) nearby, open a new browser tab and navigate to http://localhost:8080/register/index.html

Enter your information and invent a password, then hit 'Register'. Your information is passed to Twilio (you will be able to see your user immediately in the console), and the application is returned a user_id.

Now visit http://localhost:8080/login/index.html and login. You'll be presented with a happy screen:

If your phone has the Authy Client installed, you can immediately enter a Soft Token from the client to Verify. Additionally, you can try a Push Notification by pushing the labeled button.

If you do not have the Authy Client installed, the SMS and Voice channels will also work in providing a token. To try different channels, you can logout to start the process again.

Two-Factor Authentication Channels

1package com.twilio.accountsecurity.services;
2
3import com.authy.AuthyApiClient;
4import com.authy.OneTouchException;
5import com.authy.api.ApprovalRequestParams;
6import com.authy.api.Hash;
7import com.authy.api.OneTouchResponse;
8import com.authy.api.Token;
9import com.twilio.accountsecurity.exceptions.TokenVerificationException;
10import com.twilio.accountsecurity.models.UserModel;
11import com.twilio.accountsecurity.repository.UserRepository;
12import org.slf4j.Logger;
13import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
14
15import static com.twilio.accountsecurity.config.Settings.authyId;
16
17public class TokenService {
18
19    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(TokenService.class);
20
21    private AuthyApiClient authyClient;
22    private UserRepository userRepository;
23
24    public TokenService(AuthyApiClient authyClient, UserRepository userRepository) {
25        this.authyClient = authyClient;
26        this.userRepository = userRepository;
27    }
28
29    public TokenService() {
30        this.authyClient = new AuthyApiClient(authyId());
31        this.userRepository = new UserRepository();
32    }
33
34    public void sendSmsToken(String username) {
35        Hash hash = authyClient
36                .getUsers()
37                .requestSms(getUserAuthyId(username));
38
39        if(!hash.isOk()) {
40            logAndThrow("Problem sending token over SMS");
41        }
42    }
43
44    public void sendVoiceToken(String username) {
45        UserModel user = userRepository.findByUsername(username);
46
47        Hash hash = authyClient.getUsers().requestCall(user.getAuthyId());
48        if(!hash.isOk()) {
49            logAndThrow("Problem sending the token on a call");
50        }
51    }
52
53    public String sendOneTouchToken(String username) {
54        UserModel user = userRepository.findByUsername(username);
55
56        try {
57            ApprovalRequestParams params = new ApprovalRequestParams
58                    .Builder(user.getAuthyId(), "Login requested for Account Security account.")
59                    .setSecondsToExpire(120L)
60                    .addDetail("Authy ID", user.getAuthyId().toString())
61                    .addDetail("Username", user.getUsername())
62                    .addDetail("Location", "San Francisco, CA")
63                    .addDetail("Reason", "Demo by Account Security")
64                    .build();
65            OneTouchResponse response = authyClient
66                    .getOneTouch()
67                    .sendApprovalRequest(params);
68
69            if(!response.isSuccess()) {
70                logAndThrow("Problem sending the token with OneTouch");
71            }
72            return response.getApprovalRequest().getUUID();
73        } catch (OneTouchException e) {
74            logAndThrow("Problem sending the token with OneTouch: " + e.getMessage());
75        }
76        return null;
77    }
78
79    public void verify(String username, String token) {
80        Token verificationResult = authyClient
81                .getTokens()
82                .verify(getUserAuthyId(username), token);
83
84        if(!verificationResult.isOk()) {
85            logAndThrow("Token verification failed");
86        }
87    }
88
89    public String retrieveOneTouchStatus(String uuid) {
90        try {
91            return authyClient
92                    .getOneTouch()
93                    .getApprovalRequestStatus(uuid)
94                    .getApprovalRequest()
95                    .getStatus();
96        } catch (OneTouchException e) {
97            logAndThrow(e.getMessage());
98            return "";
99        }
100    }
101
102    private void logAndThrow(String message) {
103        LOGGER.warn(message);
104        throw new TokenVerificationException(message);
105    }
106
107    private Integer getUserAuthyId(String username) {
108        UserModel user = userRepository.findByUsername(username);
109        return user.getAuthyId();
110    }
111}
112

And there you go, Authy Two-factor Authentication is on and your Java app is protected!

What's Next?

Now that you are keeping the hackers out of this demo app using Twilio Authy Two-factor Authentication, you can find all of the detailed descriptions for options and API calls in our Two-factor Authentication API Reference. If you're also building a registration flow, also check out our Phone Verification product and the Verification Quickstart which uses this codebase.

For additional guides and tutorials on account security and other products, in Node.js and in our other languages, take a look at the Docs.