The web authentication API allows you to create public key-based credentials and use them for authentication, such as when signing in. Also known as WebAuthn.

Compatibility (view on caniuse.com)

• Chrome 67 Released on 2018-05-29
• Chrome Android 70 Released on 2018-10-17
• Edge 18 Released on 2018-10-02
• Firefox 60 Released on 2018-05-09
• Firefox for Android 92 Released on 2021-09-07
• Safari 13 Released on 2019-09-19
• Safari on iOS 13 Released on 2019-09-19

BCD data

• api.AuthenticatorAssertionResponse
• api.AuthenticatorAssertionResponse.authenticatorData
• api.AuthenticatorAssertionResponse.signature
• api.AuthenticatorAssertionResponse.userHandle
• api.AuthenticatorAttestationResponse
• api.AuthenticatorAttestationResponse.attestationObject
• api.AuthenticatorAttestationResponse.getTransports
• api.AuthenticatorResponse
• api.AuthenticatorResponse.clientDataJSON
• api.CredentialsContainer.create.publicKey_option
• api.CredentialsContainer.create.publicKey_option.extensions
• api.CredentialsContainer.create.publicKey_option.extensions.appidExclude
• api.CredentialsContainer.get.publicKey_option
• api.CredentialsContainer.get.publicKey_option.extensions
• api.CredentialsContainer.get.publicKey_option.extensions.appid
• api.PublicKeyCredential
• api.PublicKeyCredential.getClientExtensionResults
• api.PublicKeyCredential.isUserVerifyingPlatformAuthenticatorAvailable_static
• api.PublicKeyCredential.rawId
• api.PublicKeyCredential.response