Launching the pre-built UI

The pre-built UI can be launched using Authsignal’s Web SDK in either redirect or popup mode. Alternatively, you can handle displaying the pre-built UI (via redirect or modal) yourself for this step - using the Authsignal Web SDK is optional.

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Redirect mode

• Works with both client-side and server-side redirects.
• Typically looks better on mobile.
• Requires additional implementation to handle the redirect back to your app after the user completes the challenge, e.g. via a callback page.
• Passkey registration works seamlessly across browsers, e.g. when using the passkey uplift prompt.

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Popup mode

• Allows users to complete authentication without leaving the context of your application.
• Simpler to implement if you need to maintain in-memory state in the browser during the authentication process, e.g. for a shopping cart or checkout flow.
• Support for passkey registration within an iframe is inconsistent across different browsers.

Both redirect mode and popup mode can be customized with your branding using our UI customization tool.

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Integration steps

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Step 1 - Backend

Obtain a URL by tracking an action on your backend.

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Step 2 - Frontend

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Redirect mode

Launch an enrollment or re-authentication flow by redirecting to the URL either server-side or client-side. The following code snippet demonstrates how to launch the pre-built UI client-side using the Authsignal Web SDK.

//Frontend
authsignal.launch(url);

After the user completes the challenge, Authsignal will redirect them to the URL provided in your track action call, appending a token as a query parameter. You can use this token to determine the result of the challenge server-side.

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Popup mode

Launch an enrollment or re-authentication flow. The following code snippet demonstrates how to do this with the Authsignal Web SDK.

//Frontend
const { token } = await authsignal.launch(url, { mode: "popup" });

Once the user has completed the challenge, the token returned from Authsignal’s launch function can be used to determine the result of the challenge server-side.