Security: Prevent session hijacking via hardware binding (WebAuthn)

[sublime247]

Difficulty: Hard
Skills: TypeScript, WebAuthn API, Cryptography
Files: src/services/auth/webauthn.ts, src/controllers/authController.ts

Description:
Support hardware keys (YubiKey) as a secondary authentication factor during administrative logins.

Acceptance Criteria:

• Generate WebAuthn challenge parameters.
• Verify assertions signed by hardware keys.
• Block login attempts missing token codes.

Questions? Comment below!

[martoniel]

@martoniel has applied to work on this issue as part of the Stellar Wave Program's 7th wave.

Good day Big Dev! Pls I would love to work on this issue carefully and make PR today

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