Arculus Authenticate Documentation

Welcome to the Arculus Authenticate Product and Developer documentation. This guide covers integration of the Arculus Auth/FIDO2 SDK into mobile, desktop, and web applications for passwordless authentication and transactional authorization using Arculus AuthentiKey hardware security keys.

1. Introduction

• 1. Introduction - Overview, audience, and prerequisites

  • 1.1 System Architecture and Components

  • 1.2 Development Options (Security)

  • 1.3 Multi-Tenant Support

  • 1.4 FIDO2 Core Concepts

  • 1.5 Authenticator Lifecycle

  • 1.6 Integration Workflow

2. Development

• 2. Development - SDK integration guides

  • 2.1 SDK API Reference

  • 2.2 CLI Testing Tool

  • 2.3 iOS SDK

  • 2.4 Android SDK

  • 2.5 Desktop SDK

  • 2.6 Web SDK

  • 2.8 Error Codes

3. Deployment

• 3. Deployment - Server deployment guides

  • 3.1 AWS ECS Configuration

  • 3.2 Docker Configuration

  • 3.3 Local Development

  • 3.4 Troubleshooting

4. Security

• 4. Security - Security best practices

  • 4.1 Application Security

  • 4.2 Deployment Security

5. Appendix

• 5. Appendix - Reference materials and samples

  • 5.1 FIDO2 and WebAuthn

  • 5.2 iOS Sample Applications

  • 5.3 Android Sample Applications

  • 5.4 Desktop Sample Applications

  • 5.5 Web Sample Applications

  • 5.6 Python Sample Applications

  • 5.7 REST API Reference

  • 5.8 Backend Integration Helpers

Quick Start by Role

Role	Start Here
New to the SDK	1. Introduction → 1.4 FIDO2 Core Concepts
iOS Developer	2.3 iOS SDK → 5.2 iOS Samples
Android Developer	2.4 Android SDK → 5.3 Android Samples
Desktop Developer	2.5 Desktop SDK → 5.4 Desktop Samples
Web Developer	2.6 Web SDK → 5.5 Web Samples
Backend Developer	5.7 REST API Reference → 5.6 Python Samples
DevOps/Deployment	3. Deployment → 3.4 Troubleshooting
Security Review	4. Security → 1.2 Development Options