Activate an authenticator license

The first step of the two-step activation process deals with the license activation of the authenticator. This step consists in generating Activation Message 1 on the server with Authentication Server Framework from the authenticator activation BLOB. This message contains the following information:

• the license serial number of the authenticator

• the license key of the authenticator

• (OPTIONAL) the license parameter settings of the authenticator

This message is identical for each activation of the authenticator license.

For more information on the generation of the activation messages, refer to the Authentication Server Framework documentation.

The parameter settings used by the Mobile Authenticator Studio app to activate the authenticator is the static vector set in the Mobile Authenticator Studio XML configuration file.

As a result of the license activation, Mobile Authenticator Studio generates a device code which contains the device ID. This ID is a concatenation of information about the device type and device-unique data. Both are signed with the license key.

The device code must be provided to Authentication Server Framework for the server-side to generate an authenticator instance for the device for which the license has been activated. Mobile Authenticator Studio can send the device code directly to a server or, alternatively, display it to the user who is in charge of submitting this code manually to the server.

The following device types can be received by Authentication Server Framework in the device code:

• iOS

• Jailbroken iOS

• Android

• Rooted Android