Web Authentication API

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W3C Recommendation authentication protocol web standard

The Web Authentication API is a web standard that enables secure, passwordless authentication on the web using public-key cryptography and authenticators such as security keys or built-in platform authenticators.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Web Authentication 1
WebAuthn 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf W3C Recommendation ⓘ
authentication protocol ⓘ
web standard ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Web Authentication NERFINISHED ⓘ
WebAuthn NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn CTAP NERFINISHED ⓘ
Client to Authenticator Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ
compatibleWith HTTPS ⓘ
defines navigator.credentials.create ⓘ
navigator.credentials.get ⓘ
designedFor web applications ⓘ
web browsers ⓘ
enables strong user authentication on the web ⓘ
extends Credential Management API NERFINISHED ⓘ
goal improve authentication security ⓘ
improve user experience ⓘ
reduce phishing attacks ⓘ
replace passwords with public-key credentials ⓘ
hasVersion Level 1 ⓘ
Level 2 ⓘ
Level 3 ⓘ
improvesOver password-based authentication ⓘ
partOf FIDO2 Project NERFINISHED ⓘ
prevents credential replay across origins ⓘ
relatedTo FIDO Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ
FIDO U2F NERFINISHED ⓘ
FIDO2 NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires secure context ⓘ
standardizedBy W3C NERFINISHED ⓘ
World Wide Web Consortium NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports PIN-based verification via authenticators ⓘ
biometric verification via authenticators ⓘ
built-in device authenticators ⓘ
multi-factor authentication ⓘ
origin-bound credentials ⓘ
passwordless authentication ⓘ
phishing-resistant authentication ⓘ
platform authenticators ⓘ
roaming authenticators ⓘ
security keys ⓘ
two-factor authentication ⓘ
user presence checks ⓘ
user verification checks ⓘ
usedBy major web browsers ⓘ
web application developers ⓘ
uses public-key cryptography ⓘ
usesConcept assertion ⓘ
attestation ⓘ
authenticator ⓘ
authenticatorData ⓘ
clientDataJSON ⓘ
credential ID ⓘ
public key credential ⓘ
relying party ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Open Web Platform → hasComponent → Web Authentication API ⓘ
W3C Web Application technologies → includesStandard → Web Authentication API ⓘ
this entity surface form: Web Authentication
Google Titan security family → usesStandard → Web Authentication API ⓘ
this entity surface form: WebAuthn
Chrome Web Platform features → includesAPI → Web Authentication API ⓘ