Credential
Baseline
Widely available
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This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since September 2019.
* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.
Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.
The Credential interface of the Credential Management API provides information about an entity (usually a user) normally as a prerequisite to a trust decision.
Credential objects may be of the following types:
Instance properties
Credential.idRead only-
Returns a string containing the credential's identifier. This might be any one of a GUID, username, or email address.
Credential.typeRead only-
Returns a string containing the credential's type. Valid values are
password,federated,public-key,identityandotp. (ForPasswordCredential,FederatedCredential,PublicKeyCredential,IdentityCredentialandOTPCredential)
Static methods
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Returns a
Promisewhich always resolves tofalse. Subclasses may override this value.
Examples
const pwdCredential = new PasswordCredential({
id: "example-username", // Username/ID
name: "Carina Anand", // Display name
password: "correct horse battery staple", // Password
});
console.assert(pwdCredential.type === "password");
Specifications
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| Credential Management Level 1 # the-credential-interface |
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