OWASPASVS 5.0 requirement

ASVS-V6.8.4 Verify that, if an application uses a separate identity provider (idp) and expects specific authentication strength, methods, or recentness…

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Standard
OWASP ASVS 5.0
Chapter
V6 Authentication
Section
V6.8 Authentication with an Identity Provider
Level
L2 (requirement applies from this verification level up)

Requirement

Verify that, if an application uses a separate Identity Provider (IdP) and expects specific authentication strength, methods, or recentness for specific functions, the application verifies this using the information returned by the IdP. For example, if OIDC is used, this might be achieved by validating ID Token claims such as 'acr', 'amr', and 'auth_time' (if present). If the IdP does not provide this information, the application must have a documented fallback approach that assumes that the minimum strength authentication mechanism was used (for example, single-factor authentication using username and password).