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]
| Abbreviation | WebAuthn WG |
|---|---|
| Formation | February 17, 2016 |
| Legal status | Working group |
| Purpose | Public-key cryptography APIs for the web |
| Leader |
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Parent organization | W3C |
| Website | Official website |
On 20 March 2018, the WebAuthn standard was published as a W3C Candidate Recommendation.[2]
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