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Introduction

The CoreOne Authentication Services loads most of it’s configuration from the CoreOne Application Service at runtime. But there are also various settings that are being read from either the application configuration file or from the setting table. This page describes those settings.

Configuration parameters

The following general configuration parameters are available:

Id	Parameter	Available from version	Data type	Example values	Description

Id	Parameter	Available from version	Data type	Example values	Description
1	PluginList	4.0	JSON String Array	`[ "iTsense.CoreLogin2.LoginMethod.Password.Plugin,iTsense.CoreLogin2.LoginMethod.Password" ]`	An array with all the supported logon methods. You can add your own by specifying the appropriate namespace in the plugin list.
2	UseSSL	4.0	Bool	true	Whether or not to force the usage of SSL
3	SSL-Certificate-Data	4.0	Encrypted String	* * * * *	If set, this certificate can be used to sign tokens
4	SSL-Certificate-Password	4.0	Encrypted String	* * * * *	The password to the certificate data if needed
5	SSL-Certificate-Format	4.0	String	“pfx”	The type of the certificate
9	SMS-Provider-Type	4.0	String	"iTsense.CoreLogin2.Server.SmsProviders.LogConsoleSmsProvider,iTsense.CoreLogin2.Server" or starting from version 8.x “`LogConsoleSmsProvider`"	The SMS provider implementation to use for sending SMS messages. Supported types: iTsense.CoreLogin2.Server.SmsProviders.LogConsoleSmsProvider,iTsense.CoreLogin2.Server → LogConsole iTsense.CoreLogin2.Server.SmsProviders.AwsSmsProvider → AWS SNS iTsense.CoreLogin2.Server.SmsProviders.RestSmsProvider → REST Or starting from version 8 simply: `LogConsoleSmsProvider` `RestSmsProvider` `AwsSmsProvider`
10	SMS-Provider-Settings	4.0	String	`{ "Method": "GET", "BaseUrl": "https://soap.aspsms.com/aspsmsx.asmx/SimpleTextSMS?UserKey=LZDQT7R7D3&Password=SWn1vQT08UNHBIueL&Recipient={mobilenumber}&Originator=COS&MessageText={message}", "SecurityMethod": "None", "Username": "", "Password": "", "MobileNumberFormat": "E164", "DefaultCountryPrefix": "+41", "BodyContent": null, "BodyEncodingCodePage": 65001, "BodyMediaType": "text/plain", "RestResource": null }`	The settings for the configured SMS provider as documented https://itsense.atlassian.net/l/cp/EupyJ6Sq
11	EnableRememberMe	4.0	Bool	true	Whether or not to show the Remember Me button on the authentication page
12	RememberMeDuration in seconds	4.0	Int	2592000	The lifetime of the remember me cookie in seconds
13	LoginCookieExpiration in seconds	4.0	Int	900	The lifetime of the login cookie in seconds
14	LoginCookieExpiration is sliding	4.0	Bool	true	If the login cookie should follow a sliding period and therefore be extended with new requests
15	TOTP-IssuerName Publisher-IssuerName	4.0 8.0	String	"COS AUTH DEV"	The name stored as as the issuer in TOTP process. Please make sure this is a unique value for each system. Starting from version 8, this is also used in other places like SMS OTPs and has been renamed to a more generic name → Publisher-IssuerName
16	Enable LoginHistory	4.0 Deprecated in version 10	Bool	true	Whether or not to write login history entries upon each login request
17	Block RemoteIp by invalid logon count	4.0	Bool	true	Whether or not to block clients based on their remote IP address after a given amount of invalid logon counts.
18	Max invalid login count	4.0	Int	5	The amount of failed logon counts that will lead to a temporary block of the remote IP.
19	Invalid login remember duration in seconds	4.0	Int	300	How many seconds a remote IP will be blocked after a he was
20	LoginHistory: OnlyLatest	4.0	Bool	true	If set to true only the last login of a user will be logged. If set to false, each login of a user will be logged.
21	Enable Welcome-Page	4.0	Bool	true	Whether or not to show the Welcome-Page on the IDP or to simply return a 404.
22	Enable Console Logger	4.0	Bool	false	Whether or not to enable a console logger
23	Enable DeveloperExceptionPage	4.0	Bool	false	Whether or not to enable the developer exception pages
24	Enable Log4Net	4.0	Bool	true	Whether or not to enable the Log4Net configuration.
25	Backend API URI	4.0	String	"https://localhost:8000/api/"	The URL to the backend API
26	Backend API-HttpClientSettings	4.0	HTTPClient Settings	`{ "IgnoreSslErrors":false, "UseProxy":true, "AllowAutoRedirect":true, "ProxyConfiguration":{ "Uri":"http://proxy.itsense.ch:8080", "BypassList":[ ], "BypassProxyOnLocal":false, "UseDefaultCredentials":true, "Credentials":null } }`	Any HTTPClients settings for the backend connection (connection to the application server) if needed. IgnoreSslErrors: Do not throw an error if the SSL certificate is not valid UseProxy: Should a proxy be used? (If true and there is no ProxyConfiguration, the default Windows settings will be used) AllowAutoRedirect: Follow 301 and302 statuscodes? ProxyConfiguration: Proxy settings
27	ReCaptchaKey	5.0	String	“AD34FAE”	The Google ReCaptcha Key
28	ReCaptchaSecret	5.0	String	“FFFFAD34FAE”	The Google ReCaptcha Secret
29	Verify email address	5.0	Bool	true	Whether or not users need to verify their mail
30	Trusted email address hosts regex	5.0	String	".*(itsense.ch\|coreone.ch)"	Domains to exclude from the verify email address process
31	Reverify email address	5.0	Bool	true	Whether or not users need to reverify their mail address on a periodically basis
32	Reverify email address every x days	5.0	Int	90	After how many days of the last verification date users need to reverify their mail address
33	Password complexity configuration	4.0	deprecated for version >= 5.x
35	DisablePasswordReset	4.0	deprecated for version >= 5.x
36	Default logonmethods allowed during secret reset (EmptyEntry => No Verification)	4.0
37	OutgoingConnectionsHttpClientSettings	5.0	HTTPClient Settings		Any HTTPClients settings for outgoing connections (such as SwissId Authentication, etc.) if needed. IgnoreSslErrors: Do not throw an error if the SSL certificate is not valid UseProxy: Should a proxy be used? (If true and there is no ProxyConfiguration, the default Windows settings will be used) AllowAutoRedirect: Follow 301 and302 statuscodes? ProxyConfiguration: Proxy settings
39	Subject-Prefix	5.0	String	‘c1s’	The prefix for the subject. The subject will always the the prefix + “:” + the unique identifier.
40	ShowTermsAndConditions	5.0	Bool	true	Whether or not the terms and conditions feature is active
41	ShowPrivacyPolicy	5.0	Bool	true	Whether or not the privacy policy feature is active
42	CoreOne Suite Web Url	4.0
44	Contact page feedback URL	4.0
45	Password Generator Type	4.0
46	SamlTimeComparisonTolerance	5.0	Int		This setting only applies if CoreOne Authentication Service acts in the role as the IdP. If CoreOne Authentication Service acts in the role as SP the setting must be configured in GenericSamlOptions
47	AwsSnsAccessKeyId	5.0	Encrypted String	* * * *	The AWS SNS Access Key Id
48	AwsSnsAccessKeySecret	5.0	Encrypted String	* * * *	The AWS SNS Access Key Secret
49	SamlRequestTrustLengthInMinutes	5.0	Int	10	The SAML Message Trust Length
50	EnableFireEventInvalidLogin	5.0	Bool	true	Whether or not to fire an invalid login event. You can register to that event an inform users about attempted logins.
51	MaxInvalidLoginCountWithoutFiringEvent	5.0	Int	5	The amount of invalid login attempts that are allowed by the remote IP before an invalid login event is fired.
52	FireEventInvalidLoginCacheDurationInMinutes	5.0	Int	5	How many minutes the invalid login attempts should be cached.
53	DisableReactivation	5.0	Bool	true	Whether or not to disable the reactivation process on the authentication page.
54	DisableActivation	5.0	Bool	true	Whether or not to disable the activation process on the authentication page.
56	HowManyPastPasswordsToStore	6.0	Int	10	In order to provide a password history the authentication service will mark old passwords as deleted. This settings indicates how many of those should be stored.
57	Totp Valdiator Type	4.0
58	SupportedCultures	6.0	JSON String Array		The supported UI languages. You can remove or add entries.
59	DefaultCulture	6.0	String	“DE”	The default culture to use
60	NtpTimeServers	6.0	JSON String Array		By default the Authentication Service uses some predefined NTP servers to do a time sync that is needed for TOTP validation. You can change those defaults here.
61	NistTimeServers	6.0	JSON String Array		By default the Authentication Service uses some predefined NIST servers to do a time sync that is needed for TOTP validation. You can change those defaults here.
62	HttpTimeServers	6.0	JSON String Array		By default the Authentication Service uses some predefined HTTP servers to do a time sync that is needed for TOTP validation. You can change those defaults here.
63	BackendApiUriV2	6.0	String	'https://localhost:8000/apiv2/'	The URL of the backend API V2
65	CheckUserUnfinishedCertifications	7.0	Bool	false	Whether or not the system should check if the current user has any unfinished certifications processes. If there are any, the system will prevent the user from log in and he has to finish the certifications processes before he is able to login.
66	SelfServiceUrl	7.0	String	"https://portal.coreone.ch"	The URL to the Self-Service Portal which will be used in combination with the setting above and below.
67	CheckDeactivatedDelegations	7.0	Bool	false	Whether or not the system should check if the current user has any deactivated delegations for the current application. If there are any, the system will inform the user about the delegations on the first login.
68	UseRequestIdInQueryString	8.0	Bool	false	Whether or not the RequestId should be passed in the URL from request to request. This is needed, if the browser or the APP does not support cookies. Only enable this, if that’s the case.
70	Nevis ApprovalRequest MessageTemplates	9.0	Complex object		The name keys used for the push notifications.
71	Nevis Android AppLink	9.0	String	"https://please-set-the-nevis-android-app.itsense.ch"	This link will be used to generate the Play Store link to the Authenticator App.
72	Nevis Apple AppLink	9.0	String	"https://please-set-the-nevis-apple-app.itsense.ch"	This link will be used to generate the App Store link to the Authenticator App.
73	Nevis Tenant Id	9.0	String	"yourtenantid"	The tenant id of your Nevis Authentication Cloud
74	Nevis API Key	9.0	String	“yourapikey”	The API Key of your Nevis Authentication Cloud
75	Nevis Customer App Link	9.0	String	“https://my.customer.ch/deeplink-proxy/tenant”	If the deep link for the authentication has to be forrwarded to a customer specific proxy, you can define the url here.
100	InstanceRandomBytes	5.0	String	"0EDeH/p/asdfasdf+o="	Random bytes to sign tokens (if not signed with a certificate) and encrypt values.
101	SigningCredentialsData	5.0	Encrypted String	* * * *	The credentials to the signing certificate if needed
102	SigningCredentialsFormat	5.0	String	"CertStore"	The format of the signing certificate, use “None” to disable static keys and use Automatic-Key-Rotation only (See setting 115-121)
103	SigningCredentialsStoreCertificateSubjectDistinguishedName	5.0	String	"CN=coslogin.local, OU=Development, O=ITSENSE AG, L=Aarau, S=AG, C=CH"	The DN of the signing certificate if configured
104	WsFederationPluginLicensee	5.0	Encrypted String	* * * *	The licence information for the plugin
105	WsFederationPluginLicenseKey	5.0	Encrypted String	* * * *	The licence key for the plugin
106	SamlPluginLicensee	5.0	Encrypted String	* * * *	The licence information for the plugin
107	SamlPluginLicenseKey	5.0	Encrypted String	* * * *	The licence key for the plugin
108	EnableInactivityLogout	4.0
110	EnablePortal	4.0
111	OperationalStateCleanupSleepInMinutes	5.8	Int	60	How often the operational state clean up should be performed
112	OperationalStateCleanupOlderThanInMinutes	5.8	Int	720	Data that is older than this value will be cleaned
113	WelcomePageRedirectUrl	7.0	string	https://www.mycompany.com	If the user lands on the Welcome Page of the Authentication Service, he will be redirected to the configured URL automatically
114	Captcha provider name	7.0	string	hcaptcha	You can either use recaptcha or hcaptcha. reCAPTCHA hCaptcha - Stop bots and human abuse.
115	Automatic-Key-Rotation Disabled	8.2	Bool	false	Whether or not the Server should automatically create and rotate its signing keys
116	Automatic-Key-Rotation Signing Algorithms	8.2	Json Array		Signing algorithms and whether to wrap the keys in an X.509 Certificate or not. Used to generate Keys during Automatic-Key-Rotation. A key for each algorithm is generated and populated in discovery-document during Key-Rotation. For valid Algorithm-Names see RFC7518 Section 3.1
117	Automatic-Key-Rotation DataProtection	8.2	Bool	true	Whether or not to encrypt stored keys
118	Automatic-Key-Rotation Delete Retired Keys	8.2	Bool	true	Wheter or not to delete retired keys from store
119	Automatic-Key-Rotation Interval in days	8.2	double	30	New keys every X days
120	Automatic-Key-Rotation PropagationTime in days	8.2	double	2	Announce new key 2 days in advance in discovery, Backend caches for 24h, so you should not use values below 2!
121	Automatic-Key-Rotation RetentionDuration in days	8.2	double	7	Keep old key for X days in discovery for validation of tokens
122	PersistedGrantCleanupSleepInMinutes	8.1.11	Int	1440	How often the persisted grants, such as authorization codes, should be cleaned up
123	PersistedGrantCleanupOlderThanInMinutes	8.1.11	Int	10080	The minimum age of a grant, such as an authorization code, before it’s getting deleted
124	TotpUsageCleanupSleepInMinutes	8.1.11	Int	60	How often used TOTPs should be cleaned up
125	TotpUsageCleanupOlderThanInMinutes	8.1.11	Int	60	The minimum age of a TOTP before it’s getting deleted
126	MaxAhvVerificationAttempts	8.2	Int	5	How many times the check against the swiss social security register can fail before a support ticket is issued.
127	AhvVerificationAttemptsExpirationInMinutes	8.2	Int	5	Within how many minutes the failed attempts have to be.
128	IsGridDisplay	8.2.6	Bool	true	Flag to determine if External Logon Providers should be displayed as a grid of icons without display names if true or as list of buttons if false
129	NumberOfIconsInGridRow	8.2.6	Int	6	Max number of icons in one row in grid when IsGridDisplay is true
130	IsExternalProvidersTopComponent	8.2.6	Bool	true	Flag to determine if List/Grid of External Logon Providers should be at the top (true) or the bottom (false) of Login Page
131	ExternalLogonIdTokenCleanupSleepInMinutes	9.1	Int	60	How often obsolete id_tokens should be cleaned up (there are ones used in external logon logout process) If set to 0, this will disable the feature.
132	ExternalLogonIdTokenCleanupOlderThanInMinutes	9.1	Int	60	The minimum age of a id_tokens before it’s getting obsolete

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