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Web Authentication Working Group

Summary

The Web Authentication Working Group, created by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) on February 17, 2016, has for mission, in the Security Activity, to define a client-side API providing strong authentication functionality to Web Applications.[1]

Web Authentication Working Group
AbbreviationWebAuthn WG
FormationFebruary 17, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-02-17)
Legal statusWorking group
PurposePublic-key cryptography APIs for the web
Leader
  • John Fontana
  • Anthony Nadalin[1]
Parent organization
W3C
WebsiteOfficial website

On 20 March 2018, the WebAuthn standard was published as a W3C Candidate Recommendation.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Web Authentication Working Group Charter". W3C. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "Web Authentication: An API for accessing Public Key Credentials - Level 2". www.w3.org. Retrieved April 12, 2018.