!!! Overview [{$pagename}] is an [Authenticator] that follows the [WebAuthn Authenticator Model] is an [Authenticator] and a [cryptographic] [entity] used by a [WebAuthn Client] to: * generate a [Public Key] [credential] and register it with a [Relying Party] * [authenticate] by potentially verifying the user, and then [cryptographically|Cryptography] [digitally signing|Digitally Signed] and returning, in the form of an [Authentication] [Assertion], and other [Data] presented by a [WebAuthn Relying Party] in concert with the [WebAuthn Client]. [{$pagename}]s may be one or the other: * [Platform Authenticator] * [Roaming Authenticator] * [Virtual Authenticator] [{$pagename}]s may utilize: * [Biometric Identification] Credential IDs are generated by [{$pagename}]s in two forms: * At least 16 [bytes] that include at least 100 [bits] of [entropy], or * The [Public Key] credential source, without its Credential ID, [encrypted] so only its managing [authenticator] can decrypt it. This form allows the [{$pagename}] to be nearly [stateless], by having the [WebAuthn Relying Party] store any necessary [state]. [human-palatable] !! More Information There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }]