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Support for CTAP2 FIDO devices via the Web Authentication API

Category
Device
Type
New or changed feature
Status
Enabled by default (Chrome 69)
Intent stage
None

Summary

This feature adds support for CTAP2 devices, which provide advanced security capabilities such as biometric authentication and resident keys (keys stored on the device). The WebAuthentication API (https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/5669923372138496) formerly only supported Universal 2nd Factor (U2F, also known as CTAP1 ) devices at the transport layer. This change doesn't alter the API surface itself but enables richer device interactions via the existing Web Authentication API.

Standards & signals

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