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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: Using Firebase with Web3Auth Android SFA SDK |
| 3 | +image: "guides/banners/sfa-android-firebase.png" |
| 4 | +description: |
| 5 | + Web3Auth Single Factor Authentication (SFA) Android SDK with Firebase enables secure blockchain |
| 6 | + authentication using Email and Password login. The process involves setting up Firebase and |
| 7 | + Web3Auth, initializing the SDK, and interacting with the Ethereum blockchain. |
| 8 | +type: guide |
| 9 | +tags: [mobile, android, ethereum, SFA] |
| 10 | +date: May 19, 2024 |
| 11 | +author: Web3Auth Team |
| 12 | +--- |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +import SEO from "@site/src/components/SEO"; |
| 15 | +import TabItem from "@theme/TabItem"; |
| 16 | +import Tabs from "@theme/Tabs"; |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +<SEO |
| 19 | + title="Using Firebase with Web3Auth Android SFA SDK" |
| 20 | + description="Learn how to use Web3Auth Single Factor Auth with Firebase in your Android Application." |
| 21 | + image="https://web3auth.io/docs/guides/banners/sfa-android-firebase.png" |
| 22 | + slug="/guides/sfa-android-firebase" |
| 23 | +/> |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +In this guide, we'll talk about how we can use Web3Auth Single Factor Auth with Firebase in your |
| 26 | +Android application. |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +As an overview, the guide is quite simple, with functionality to log in, display user details, and |
| 29 | +perform blockchain interactions. The signing of the blockchain transactions is done through the |
| 30 | +Web3Auth embedded wallet. You can check out the infrastructure docs, |
| 31 | +["Web3Auth Wallet Management Infrastructure"](/docs/infrastructure/infrastructure) for a high-level |
| 32 | +overview of the Web3Auth architecture and implementation. For those who want to skip straight to the |
| 33 | +code, you can find it on |
| 34 | +[GitHub](https://github.com/Web3Auth/web3auth-core-kit-examples/tree/main/single-factor-auth-android/sfa-android-quick-start). |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +## How to set up Web3Auth Dashboard |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +If you haven't already, sign up on the Web3Auth platform. It is free and gives you access to the |
| 39 | +Web3Auth's base plan. After the basic setup, explore other features and functionalities offered by |
| 40 | +the Web3Auth Dashboard. It includes custom verifiers, whitelabeling, analytics, and more. Head to |
| 41 | +[Web3Auth's documentation](/docs/dashboard-setup) page for detailed instructions on setting up the |
| 42 | +Web3Auth Dashboard. |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +## How to set up Firebase for Android |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +If you haven't already setup the Firebase for your Android app, please setup the Firebase, as it's |
| 47 | +the prerequisites for the guide. Head to the |
| 48 | +[Firebase's documentation](https://firebase.google.com/docs/android/setup) for the details |
| 49 | +instructions. |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +## How to set up Custom verifier |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +Once, you have set up the Web3Auth Dashboard, created a new project, and set up Firebase, it's time |
| 54 | +to create a Custom Verifier for your Firebase application. We already have detail instructions on |
| 55 | +how to create a Custom Verifier for Firebase, please head to our |
| 56 | +[documentation](https://web3auth.io/docs/auth-provider-setup/authentication-service-providers#firebase). |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +## Integrating Web3Auth SFA in Android |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +Once, you have set up the Custom Verifier, it's time to integrate Web3Auth in your Android |
| 61 | +application. For the implementation, we'll use the "single-factor-auth-android". This SDK |
| 62 | +facilitates integration with Web3Auth. This way you can easily manage embedded wallet in your |
| 63 | +Android application. |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +### Installation |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +In your module-level `build.gradle` or `settings.gradle` file, add JitPack repository: |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +```groovy |
| 70 | +dependencyResolutionManagement { |
| 71 | + repositoriesMode.set(RepositoriesMode.FAIL_ON_PROJECT_REPOS) |
| 72 | + repositories { |
| 73 | + google() |
| 74 | + mavenCentral() |
| 75 | + // highlight-next-line |
| 76 | + maven { url "https://jitpack.io" } // <-- Add this line |
| 77 | + } |
| 78 | +} |
| 79 | +``` |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | +Once, you have added the JitPack repository, then in your app-level `build.gradle` dependencies |
| 82 | +section, add the `single-factor-auth-android`. |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +```groovy |
| 85 | +dependencies { |
| 86 | + // ... |
| 87 | + // highlight-next-line |
| 88 | + implementation 'com.github.web3auth:single-factor-auth-android:0.0.6' |
| 89 | +} |
| 90 | +``` |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | +For the prerequisites, and other mandatory configuration of the SDK, please head to our |
| 93 | +[installation documentation](/docs/sdk/core-kit/sfa-android/install). |
| 94 | + |
| 95 | +### Initialization |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +After successfully installing the package, the next step is to initialize `SingleFactorAuth` in your |
| 98 | +Android app. This sets up the necessary configurations using Web3Auth network and prepares the SDK. |
| 99 | +[Learn more about SingleFactorAuth Initialization](/docs/sdk/core-kit/sfa-android/initialize). |
| 100 | + |
| 101 | +```kotlin |
| 102 | +class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() { |
| 103 | + private lateinit var singleFactorAuth: SingleFactorAuth |
| 104 | + private lateinit var singleFactorAuthArgs: SingleFactorAuthArgs |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | + // Additional code |
| 107 | + |
| 108 | + override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) { |
| 109 | + super.onCreate(savedInstanceState) |
| 110 | + setContentView(R.layout.activity_main) |
| 111 | + |
| 112 | + // highlight-start |
| 113 | + singleFactorAuthArgs = SingleFactorAuthArgs(TorusNetwork.TESTNET) |
| 114 | + singleFactorAuth = SingleFactorAuth(singleFactorAuthArgs) |
| 115 | + // highlight-end |
| 116 | + } |
| 117 | + |
| 118 | + // Additional code |
| 119 | +} |
| 120 | +``` |
| 121 | + |
| 122 | +### Session Management |
| 123 | + |
| 124 | +To check whether the user is authenticated, you can use the `initialize` method. For a user already |
| 125 | +authenticated, the result would be a non-nullable `TorusKey`. You can navigate to different views |
| 126 | +based on the result. |
| 127 | + |
| 128 | +```kotlin |
| 129 | +val sessionResponse: CompletableFuture<TorusKey> = singleFactorAuth.initialize( |
| 130 | + this.applicationContext |
| 131 | +) |
| 132 | + |
| 133 | +sessionResponse.whenComplete { |
| 134 | + torusKey, error -> |
| 135 | + if (torusKey != null) { |
| 136 | + publicAddress = torusKey?.publicAddress.toString() |
| 137 | + println("""Private Key: ${torusKey.privateKey?.toString(16)}""".trimIndent()) |
| 138 | + } else { |
| 139 | + Log.d("MainActivity_SFA", error.message ?: "Something went wrong") |
| 140 | + } |
| 141 | +} |
| 142 | +``` |
| 143 | + |
| 144 | +### Authentication |
| 145 | + |
| 146 | +If the user is not authenticated, you should utilize the `getKey` method. For the guide, we will add |
| 147 | +Email Password login using Firebase. The `getKey` method is pretty straightforward in |
| 148 | +SingleFactorAuth and takes `LoginParams` as input. After successfully logging in, the method will |
| 149 | +return the `TorusKey`. |
| 150 | + |
| 151 | +Learn more about [SingleFactorAuth LoginParams](/docs/sdk/core-kit/sfa-android/usage#loginparams). |
| 152 | +To more about Firebase login methods, please |
| 153 | +[checkout the Firebase documentation](https://firebase.google.com/docs/auth/android/start). |
| 154 | + |
| 155 | +```kotlin |
| 156 | +private var auth: FirebaseAuthauth = Firebase.auth |
| 157 | + |
| 158 | +// Take the input for email and password from user |
| 159 | +auth.signInWithEmailAndPassword("android@firebase.com", "Android@Web3Auth") |
| 160 | + .addOnCompleteListener(this) { |
| 161 | + task -> |
| 162 | + if (task.isSuccessful) { |
| 163 | + // Sign in success, update UI with the signed-in user's information |
| 164 | + Log.d(TAG, "signInWithEmail:success") |
| 165 | + val user = auth.currentUser |
| 166 | + |
| 167 | + // Try to get a fresh idToken |
| 168 | + user!!.getIdToken(true).addOnSuccessListener { |
| 169 | + result -> |
| 170 | + val idToken = result.token |
| 171 | + |
| 172 | + Log.d(TAG, "GetTokenResult result = $idToken") |
| 173 | + |
| 174 | + if (idToken != null) { |
| 175 | + val sub = user!!.id |
| 176 | + |
| 177 | + val loginParams = LoginParams( |
| 178 | + // Replace with your custom verifier name |
| 179 | + "web3auth-firebase-examples", |
| 180 | + sub, |
| 181 | + idToken |
| 182 | + ) |
| 183 | + |
| 184 | + try { |
| 185 | + // Save the TorusKey for future use to interact with Blockchain. |
| 186 | + // highlight-start |
| 187 | + torusKey = singleFactorAuth.getKey( |
| 188 | + loginParams, |
| 189 | + this.applicationContext, |
| 190 | + 86400 |
| 191 | + ).get() |
| 192 | + // highlight-end |
| 193 | + |
| 194 | + } catch (e: ExecutionException) { |
| 195 | + e.printStackTrace() |
| 196 | + } catch (e: InterruptedException) { |
| 197 | + e.printStackTrace() |
| 198 | + } |
| 199 | + |
| 200 | + publicAddress = torusKey?.publicAddress.toString() |
| 201 | + |
| 202 | + println("""Private Key: ${torusKey?.privateKey?.toString(16)}""".trimIndent()) |
| 203 | + println("""Public Address: $publicAddress""".trimIndent()) |
| 204 | + |
| 205 | + // Additional code |
| 206 | + }; |
| 207 | + } |
| 208 | + } else { |
| 209 | + // Upon failur, display a message to the user. |
| 210 | + Log.w(TAG, "signInWithEmail:failure", task.exception) |
| 211 | + Toast.makeText( |
| 212 | + baseContext, "Authentication failed.", |
| 213 | + Toast.LENGTH_SHORT |
| 214 | + ).show() |
| 215 | + } |
| 216 | + } |
| 217 | +``` |
| 218 | + |
| 219 | +## Set up Blockchain Providers |
| 220 | + |
| 221 | +Once we have successfully authenticated the user, the next step would be to fetch the user details, |
| 222 | +retrieve wallet address and prepare blockchain providers for interactions. For this guide, we are |
| 223 | +supporting only Ethereum ecosystem, but the general idea can be used for any blockchain ecosystem. |
| 224 | + |
| 225 | +For interacting with ethereum chains, we'll use the [web3j](https://github.com/hyperledger/web3j) |
| 226 | +SDK. For installation, in your app-level build.gradle's dependencies section, add the web3j |
| 227 | +dependency. |
| 228 | + |
| 229 | +```groovy |
| 230 | +dependencies { |
| 231 | + // ... |
| 232 | + implementation 'org.web3j:core:4.8.7-android' |
| 233 | +} |
| 234 | +``` |
| 235 | + |
| 236 | +After successfully installing SDK, it's time to create `Credentials` instance to retrive user's EOA |
| 237 | +address, and interact with blockchain. To retrive the user's private key, we'll use the `TorusKey` |
| 238 | +instance. |
| 239 | + |
| 240 | +```kotlin |
| 241 | +// highlight-next-line |
| 242 | +val credentials: Credentials = Credentials.create(torusKey!.privateKey!.toString(16)) |
| 243 | + |
| 244 | +// User's EOA address |
| 245 | +Log.d(TAG, credentials.address) |
| 246 | +``` |
| 247 | + |
| 248 | +To retrive user's balance, and interacting with Blockcahin, you can follow our detailed guide on how |
| 249 | +to [interact with EVM chain guides](/docs/connect-blockchain/evm/ethereum/android#get-balance). |
| 250 | +Since, you already have created `Credentials` instance, and retrived the user's EOA address, you can |
| 251 | +skip that part. To interact with Solana blockchain, you can checkout our |
| 252 | +[Solana blockchain guide](/docs/connect-blockchain/solana/android). |
| 253 | + |
| 254 | +## Conclusion |
| 255 | + |
| 256 | +Voila, you have learned how to use Web3Auth SFA SDK with Android application. |
| 257 | + |
| 258 | +If you are interested in learning more about SFA SDK, please checkout our |
| 259 | +[documentation for Android SFA SDK](/docs/sdk/core-kit/sfa-android/). You can find the code used for |
| 260 | +the guide on our |
| 261 | +[examples repo](https://github.com/Web3Auth/web3auth-core-kit-examples/tree/main/single-factor-auth-android/sfa-android-quick-start). |
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