The key features of Authentication Partner and the Partner Management System are here below.
A Partner can self-register with much of the process as automated with least manual intervention.
Partner has to select the Policy Group and then choose an applicable Policy which is based on the Partner Type the organization belongs to. Policy selection gets easier as there is description provided against each policy helping a Partner carefully select an applicable policy.
The new interface of PMP, for its user part, has undergone a complete revamp not only on UI but the UX been worked upon ground up. The select few points from the UX enhancements are as below:
Card view presentation – You now get ‘Partner User Dashboard’ and this offers Card view presentation for each functionality with brief / one liner description to help you understand the services offered in:
User Profile - User can view his organisation name and username on the top right , the user dropdown on the top right- has two options: User Profile and Logout.
Login: Existing Partner who has already registered can login to the portal with email / username and password.
Retrieve Password / Forgot Password: Partner will have option to reset password using the Forget Password option.
Upload and Re-upload: Easily upload or re-upload Certificate Authority (CA) signed Partner Certificate.
Download: Download CA signed Partner Certificate and corresponding MOSIP Signed Certificate.
Request Policies: Request policies within selected policy group.
Policy List: View a tabular list of requested policies along with Partner Admin approval status.
View Policy Details: Access detailed views of individual policies, including status of Partner Admin approval/rejection.
OIDC Client:
Create OIDC Client: Create OIDC Clients for approved policies.
View OIDC Details: Access a tabular list and individual views of submitted OIDC Client details, including OIDC Client IDs.
Edit: Edit existing OIDC Client details.
Deactivate: Deactivate OIDC Client whenever needed.
API Key:
Generate API Key: Create API Keys for approved policies.
View API Key Details: View a tabular list and individual details of submitted API Keys.
Deactivate: Deactivate API Keys when necessary.
Complete support on Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari ensures a seamless user experience across these popular browsers.
Currently supports English, French and Arabic with plans to incorporate additional languages in future releases.
Optimized for standard browser sizes (laptop/desktop) with responsive UI design for laptop/desktop views.
Partner Management Portal (PMP) is used by both; PMS Admin and Partner User.
Partner Administrator: Partner Admin
Partners: Partner User
Important:
We are revamping the PMS (Partner Management System), we also have worked on the UX and the interface, the new interface for 'Partner Users' is ready and launced with the current release, However please note that with the current release the interface revamp covers only the user flow of it; for admin activities you still will have to make use of 'Older Admin Interface' which also is going under the knife to come up with arfresh new UX and Interface. This essentially means the following:
Partner User - 'Authentication Partners' can use the new interface to perform all the activities mentioned under 'Authenticatioin Partner Workflow'
Partner Admin - Partner Admin still will have to user the older 'Partner Admin Interface to perform all the activities explained under 'What all activities does a 'Partner Admin' perform for Authentication Partner?'.
Being a ‘Partner Admin’ you can perform following 3 activities to complete the end to end functionality pertaining to Authentication partner.
It should be noted that all these activities that you can perform as an admin you will still have to use the older 'Partner Admin Interface' as of now untill we complete its revamp which is already underway on a war footing.
Upload Root CA and Sub CA Certificates
Create Policy Group and Policy
Approve/Reject Policy
Only after you 'Upload Root CA and Sub CA Certificates (From Older PMP Interface)' that a Partner will then be able to 'Upload CA signed Partner Certificate.
As a process of Partner onboarding onto PMP after successful registration, Partner is required to Upload CA signed Partner Certificate on behalf of their organisation which would be used to build a trust store in MOSIP to cryptographically validate that they are from a trusted organisation to perform authentication of citizens. Also this certificate is used to encrypt the response shared in e-KYC.
Important:
You will have to use older Partner Admin interface, Yes! you read it correct! before a Partner will be able to ‘Upload ‘CA Signed Certificate’ it is prerequisite that the ‘Partner Admin’ must upload the Root CA and Sub CA certificates and this you can do from ‘Older PMP Interface’.
Go to Older PMP Interface and click on Upload CA Certificate option on the left navigation pane.
Select the Partner Domain.
Choose the Root CA Certificate to upload (only files with extensions as .cer or .pem).
Click Upload.
Similarly, sub/intermediate CA certificate should be uploaded by following the above steps (1-4).
As Partner Admin you are required to ‘Create Policy Group’ and ‘Create Policy(s)’ which a ‘Partner’ will be able to select while self-registering on PMP.
As an admin you will also have privilege to ‘Approve Policy Request’ when a Partner selects a Policy and it comes to you for approval, You can read more about this here.
Login as Partner Admin into the PMS portal (Older PMP Interface).
Click on Policy > Policy Group. The existing policy groups are listed on the screen and the new ones can be created.
Click on Create Policy Group (+).
Enter the ‘Policy Group Name’ and ‘Description’.
Click Save.
On successful creation of Policy Group(s), Polices can be created under a respective group.
Note:
MOSIP supports two types of policies, i.e. Auth Policy and Datashare Policy. Only Auth Policy is used by Authentication Partners.
Click on Policy > Policy Group on the left navigation pane, The existing policy groups are listed on the screen and the new ones can be created. You can also search or filter any data pertaining to policy groups, use the filter menu.
Click Auth Policy > Create Policy.
Add the Name and Description.
Select the Policy Group from the dropdown, (Select the Policy Group - Auth Policy) here under which this Policy you are creating will be added.
Add the Policies Data.
Click Save.
Note:
Once the policy is created, it will be in inactive state. You have to Activate a Policy before a Partner will be able to select it while ‘Requesting a Policy’.
Once you 'Create Policy' you will also be required to activate it and then it will reflect when a Partner wants to select a policy. You can also change the status of Policy Group ( Deactivate) or edit it using the Action menu as shown below.
Select the Policy you want to activate or edit.
From the Actions menu, select Activate/Edit.
When a Partner have chosen a 'Policy Group' and the 'Policy', an approval request will come to you and you can approve or reject a ‘Policy Request’ using ‘Request Policy’ screen.
When a Partner have chosen a 'Policy Group' and the 'Policy' an approval request will come to you and you can approve or reject a ‘Policy Request’ using ‘Request Policy’ screen.
Click on Partner Policy Mapping in the left navigation pane.
Select the policy mapping that needs an approval.
Click on Manage Policy on the ‘Action Menu’ appearing against a Policy.
Click on Approve.
To be able to access the services by PMP and to validate that the partner is from a trusted organisation, undergoing self registration on PMP and uploading CA signed certificate is necessary'.
Self Register on PMS Interface
Upload CA signed Certificate
The Authentication Partner can register themselves on MOSIP PMS portal by clicking Register on the Login Page, a form comes up.
Enter the Authentication Partner details:
Partner type (Authentication Partner)
First and Last name
Organization Name
Address, Phone number
e-mail, Username and password
Click on Register, a popup comes up which asks you to 'Choose a Policy Group' and seeks you to 'Agree to Terms and Conditions' before you can be considered as 'Authentication Partner.
Select the relevant/applicable Policy Group on Select Policy Group popup using Policy Group dropdown by reading through policy group description in dropdown.
On Submit it will ask you to read through ‘Terms and Condition’ and having carefully read through it you can agree and accept it.
Validations:
User can select only one Policy Group per Partner Type.
Policy selected once cannot be edited later.
Terms & Conditions: Partner consent refers to voluntary and informed agreement provided by a partner user on behalf of the Partner Organisation, to a specific action or process where the users have a clear understanding of what they are consenting to. User consent is important to ensure data privacy, where it is compliant to obtain explicit consent from partners before collecting, processing, or sharing their personal/ organisation level data.
A detailed description explaining which of their personal and organisation data is used and for what purposes it will be used in PMP will be informed while seeking user consent.
User is now in Home Page/Dashboard where the following features are provided to Authentication Partner: 1) Partner Certificate, 2) Policies and 3) Authentication Services: OIDC Client and API Key generation.
Once registered, as a process of Partner onboarding onto PMP after successful registration, user is required to perform upload CA signed Partner Certificate on behalf of their organisation which would be used to build a trust store in MOSIP to cryptographically validate that they are from a trusted organisation to perform authentication of citizens. Also this certificate is used to encrypt the response shared in e-KYC.
Tips:
Later when required a Partner can also ‘Download Certificate’ and ‘Re-Upload Certificate’ (As the need may be).
Important:
Before a Partner can upload a ‘CA Signed Certificate’ it is prerequisite that the ‘Partner Admin’ should have already had uploaded the Root CA and Sub CA certificates (From older PMP interface).
Go to Authentication Partner (New UI) -> Dashboard.
Click on Partner Certificate option, Click on the Upload button to upload the partner certificate signed by CA.
Select the CA signed partner certificate from local system by tapping on the upload section (blue area).
Certificate is successfully fetched from local system.
Click on Submit, Partner Certificate is uploaded successfully.
On closing the popup, The user can view the uploaded certificate details in the form of a list view.
There is also an option to download initially uploaded CA signed certificate and also the MOSIP Signed Certificate.
Reuploading certifacte is required in cases when MOSIP Signed Certificate gets expired after one year.
Note:
'MOSIP Signed Certifcate has a validity of 1 year from the time of Partner Certificate Upload.
You must ensure that you re-upload the partner certificate again so that new MOSIP signed certificate can be generated and other functionalities such as Request Policy, Authentication Policies can function.
Pre-Requisite: Policy Manager (in our case 'Admin') must have created a Policy Group and then created a Policy within it for the Partner to be able to ‘Request a Policy’.
Click on the 'Request Policy' option in User homepage/dashboard.
Each policy name is provided with policy description, You can make a suitable policy selection. You can provide appropriate request comments and submit the policy request details. A message conveying Policy request submitted successfully to admin is displayed.
This newly created policy request will be in ‘Pending for Approval’ status. You can also click on action menu to see all the submitted policy details irrespective of its status.
Once the request is approved (Partner Admin will Approve Policy Request). Once the request is approved you can view the status turns to ‘Approved’ status.
After the partner has selected a policy group, uploaded partner certificate, requested for policy and also got admin approval - partner can now perform 'Authentication Services':
OIDC Client: Create OIDC Client for approved policy
API Key : Generate API Key for approved policy
Prerequisites: Policy requested by the Partner must be already approved by Policy Manager (Read More here).
The authentication partner needs to provide the following details to create OIDC Client
Select suitable Authentication policy for OIDC Client creation. Only the policies that are APPROVED by admin will be available in dropdown for selection.
Enter the public key in JWK format, name or label for OIDC Client, LogoURI and one or more Redirect URI.
On successful submission, user can find this record in tabular list of submitted OIDC Client details in ‘Activated’ status. Tabular list and individual view of submitted OIDC Client details along with OIDC Client ID, Edit OIDC Client details and Deactivate OIDC Client can also be seen from here.
This Client ID can then be consumed in eSignet to perform authentication. Client ID can be accessed by clicking on eye icon.
User can utilize this OIDC Client ID to perform eSignet based authentication of citizens
The user can also view every OIDC Client detail individually using the View option
The user can also edit the OIDC Client details in Activated status (only OIDC Client Name, LogoURI and RedirectURI are editable) by selecting the edit option in Action Menu.
User can deactivate the OIDC Client ID by clicking on deactivate option . The deactivate popup window appears and on clicking confirm, the OIDC Client record is changed to Deactivated status. Once deactivated, the client ID can not be used anymore for authentication.
The authentication partner needs to provide the following details to generate API Key
Select suitable Authentication policy for API Client. Only the policies that are Approved by admin will be available in dropdown for selection.
Enter an appropriate name or label for API Key to be generated and submit, On successful submission, a popup window displays API Key along with a copy button.
This API Key can be viewed by user in PMS application only once due to security reasons, hence the user is well notified with an appropriate message in the same API Key popup window to avoid closing the window unless user has not copied the API Key.\
User can find this record in tabular list of submitted API details in ‘Activated’ status.
User can either view individual API Key entries or view the consolidated list in tabular view.
You also have an option to deactivate an API Key, which thereafter cannot be used for authentication. On clicking confirm, the API Key record is changed to Deactivated status. Once deactivated, it cannot be activated again. You may need to generate a new API key as per requirement.
PMP (Partner Management Portal) is going under a comprehensive overhaul. This revamp includes improving usability and elevate the overall user experience (UX). The focus is to bring user centered design to PMP, make the PMP more intuitive, efficient, and aligned with our partners' evolving needs.
Card view presentation is there for each functionality with brief description to help you understand the services offered in Partner User Dashboard.
After successfully registering you can access the Home Page / Dashboard. You will be able to view the features and functionalities on the dashboardand based on your Partner Type.
Note: You can access the partner dashboard only when you are duly registered and have selected the 'Policy Group'.
Each functionality that the user can perform is displayed in each card so that there is independent navigation for each tasks.
Partner Certificate: Upload or Reupload CA Signed Partner Certificate and Download CA Signed Partner Certificate & corresponding MOSIP Signed Certificate
Policies: Request for a policy within the selected policy group, tabular list of requested policies along with status of admin approval, view requested policy details along with admin comments/status.
Authentication Services:
OIDC Client : Create OIDC Client for approved policy, tabular list and individual view of submitted OIDC Client details along with OIDC Client ID, Edit OIDC Client details and Deactivate OIDC Client
API Key : Generate API Key for approved policy, tabular list and individual view of submitted API Key details and Deactivate API Key.
You can view your organisation name and username on the top right called 'User Profile', logout options is also placed here only.
Login to PMP and Go to Dashboard.
Click on Re-Upload button of Authentication Partner Type.
Re-upload certificate pop-up window appears. The time and date of previous certificate upload is also displayed for user reference. Click on the certificate upload section (blue area) to upload a new partner certificate from the local system.
After selecting the certificate from local system, the fetched certificate name is displayed.
Click on Submit, Partner certificate upload success message is displayed.
Click on Close to come back to list view of partner certificate.
You can retrieve password in case you are unable to recall.
Click on Forgot Password link displayed on login page to reset password.
Enter registered email address and submit, a message is displayed informing user that further instructions to reset password has been sent on te email address entered.
Click on the Reset password link received on his email address, you will be redirected to Change Password screen.
Enter a new password that adheres to password policy and re enter to confirm before you save it.
After clicking submit, This new password will be further used in subsequent logins
These features can also be accessed by clicking on side panel (in the form of icons) or clicking on the hamburger menu on the top left which is available across all screens of PMP to help user to easily navigate.
Once the details are in Activated status, user will be able to view the OIDC Client ID generated, by clicking on the eye icon ( ). clicking on the OIDC Client ID eye icon, opens a popup window which displays the Client ID and a copy button.
The PMP Interface 'Card View' for 'Authentication Partner' presents you with following features, These features can also be accessed by clicking on side panel (in the form of icons) or expanding the hamburger menu ( ) on the top left which is available across all screens of PMP to help user to easily navigate.
Click on Partner Certificate option in the dashboard / side panel / hamburger menu ( ), you will be redirected to list view of partner certificate.
