React Native Touch ID

React Native Touch ID is a React Native library for authenticating users with biometric authentication methods like Face ID and Touch ID on both iOS and Android (experimental).

Documentation

• Install
• Usage
• Example
• Fallback
• Methods
• Errors
• License

Install

npm i --save react-native-touch-id

or

yarn add react-native-touch-id

Support

Due to the rapid changes being made in the React Native ecosystem, we are not officially going to support this module on anything but the latest version of React Native. The current supported version is indicated on the React Native badge at the top of this README. If it's out of date, we encourage you to submit a pull request!

Usage

Linking the Library

In order to use Biometric Authentication, you must first link the library to your project.

Using react-native link

Use the built-in command:

react-native link react-native-touch-id

Using Cocoapods (iOS only)

On iOS you can also link package by updating your podfile

pod 'TouchID', :path => "#{node_modules_path}/react-native-touch-id"

and then run

pod install

Using native linking

There's excellent documentation on how to do this in the React Native Docs.

Platform Differences

iOS and Android differ slightly in their TouchID authentication.

On Android you can customize the title and color of the pop-up by passing in the optional config object with a color and title key to the authenticate method. Even if you pass in the config object, iOS does not allow you change the color nor the title of the pop-up.

Error handling is also different between the platforms, with iOS currently providing much more descriptive error codes.

App Permissions

Add the following permissions to their respective files:

In your AndroidManifest.xml:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT" />

In your Info.plist:

<key>NSFaceIDUsageDescription</key>
<string>Enabling Face ID allows you quick and secure access to your account.</string>

Requesting Face ID/Touch ID Authentication

Once you've linked the library, you'll want to make it available to your app by requiring it:

var TouchID = require('react-native-touch-id');

or

import TouchID from 'react-native-touch-id'

Requesting Face ID/Touch ID Authentication is as simple as calling:

TouchID.authenticate('to demo this react-native component', optionalConfigObject)
  .then(success => {
    // Success code
  })
  .catch(error => {
    // Failure code
  });

Example

Using Face ID/Touch ID in your app will usually look like this:

import React from "react"
var TouchID = require('react-native-touch-id');
//or import TouchID from 'react-native-touch-id'

class YourComponent extends React.Component {
  _pressHandler() {
    TouchID.authenticate('to demo this react-native component', optionalConfigObject)
      .then(success => {
        AlertIOS.alert('Authenticated Successfully');
      })
      .catch(error => {
        AlertIOS.alert('Authentication Failed');
      });
  },

  render() {
    return (
      <View>
        ...
        <TouchableHighlight onPress={this._pressHandler}>
          <Text>
            Authenticate with Touch ID
          </Text>
        </TouchableHighlight>
      </View>
    );
  }
};

Methods

authenticate(reason, config)

Attempts to authenticate with Face ID/Touch ID. Returns a Promise object.

Arguments

• reason - optional - String that provides a clear reason for requesting authentication.

• config - optional - configuration object for more detailed dialog setup:

  • title - Android - title of confirmation dialog
  • color - Android - color of confirmation dialog
  • fallbackLabel - iOS - by default specified 'Show Password' label. If set to empty string label is invisible.

Examples

//config is optional to be passed in on Android
const optionalConfigObject = {
  title: "Authentication Required", // Android
  color: "#e00606", // Android,
  failbackLabel: "Show Passcode" // iOS (if empty, then label is hidden)
}

TouchID.authenticate('to demo this react-native component', optionalConfigObject)
  .then(success => {
    AlertIOS.alert('Authenticated Successfully');
  })
  .catch(error => {
    AlertIOS.alert('Authentication Failed');
  });

isSupported()

Verify's that Touch ID is supported. Returns a Promise that resolves to a String of FaceID or TouchID .

Examples

TouchID.isSupported()
  .then(biometryType => {
    // Success code
    if (biometryType === 'FaceID') {
        console.log('FaceID is supported.');
    } else {
        console.log('TouchID is supported.');
    }
  })
  .catch(error => {
    // Failure code
    console.log(error);
  });

Errors

There are various reasons why biomentric authentication may fail. When it does fails, TouchID.authenticate will return an error code representing the reason.

Below is a list of error codes that can be returned on iOS:

Code	Description
LAErrorAuthenticationFailed	Authentication was not successful because the user failed to provide valid credentials.
LAErrorUserCancel	Authentication was canceled by the user—for example, the user tapped Cancel in the dialog.
LAErrorUserFallback	Authentication was canceled because the user tapped the fallback button (Enter Password).
LAErrorSystemCancel	Authentication was canceled by system—for example, if another application came to foreground while the authentication dialog was up.
LAErrorPasscodeNotSet	Authentication could not start because the passcode is not set on the device.
LAErrorTouchIDNotAvailable	Authentication could not start because Touch ID is not available on the device
LAErrorTouchIDNotEnrolled	Authentication could not start because Touch ID has no enrolled fingers.
RCTTouchIDUnknownError	Could not authenticate for an unknown reason.
RCTTouchIDNotSupported	Device does not support Touch ID.

More information on errors can be found in Apple's Documentation.

License

Copyright (c) 2015, Naoufal Kadhom

Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.