Overview#
Public Key Credential is a
Public Key credential used within a
Public Key Infrastructure (
PKI)
Public Key Credential as used within
WebAuthN is a
credential, which is
data one
entity presents to another in order to
authenticate the former to the latter
RFC 4949, refers to one of:
- a public key credential source,
- the possibly-attested credential public key corresponding to a public key credential source, or
- an authentication assertion.
Which one is generally determined by context.
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