WebAuthn

WikiPedia description

Web Authentication (WebAuthn) is a web standard published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). WebAuthn is a core component of the FIDO2 Project under the guidance of the FIDO Alliance. The goal of the project is to standardize an interface for authenticating users to web-based applications and services using public-key cryptography. LINK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebAuthn

Specification Document

This specification defines an API enabling the creation and use of strong, attested, , public key-based credentials by , for the purpose of strongly authenticating users. Conceptually, one or more , each  to a given , are created by and  to  as requested by the web application. The user agent mediates access to  and their  in order to preserve user privacy.  are responsible for ensuring that no operation is performed without .  provide cryptographic proof of their properties to  via . This specification also describes the functional model for WebAuthn conformant , including their signature and  functionality. LINK: https://www.w3.org/TR/webauthn-2/