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Web authentication

Widely available since 2024-03-07
Tags: api html http

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.

Browser support (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