W3C Web Authentication (WebAuthn)

A W3C Recommendation that defines a strong authentication API for web applications, enabling passwordless and multi-factor authentication using public key cryptography and hardware authenticators.

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aid: web-standards:w3c-webauthn
name: W3C Web Authentication (WebAuthn)
description: A W3C Recommendation that defines a strong authentication API for web applications, enabling
  passwordless and multi-factor authentication using public key cryptography and hardware authenticators.
humanURL: https://www.w3.org/TR/webauthn/
tags:
- Authentication
- Security
- W3C
- WebAuthn
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.w3.org/TR/webauthn/
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/w3c/webauthn