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Credential

This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The Credential interface of the the Credential Management API provides information about an entity as a prerequisite to a trust decision.

Properties

Credential.id Read only
Returns a DOMString containing the credential's identifier. This might be any one of a GUID, username, or email address.
Credential.type Read only
Returns a DOMString containing the credential's type. Valid values are password, federated and public-key. (For PasswordCredential, FederatedCredential and PublicKeyCredential)

Event handlers

None.

Methods

None.

Examples

// TBD

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Credential Management Level 1 Working Draft Initial definition.

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 51 18 60 ? ? ?
id 51 18 60 ? ? ?
type 51 18 60 ? ? ?
name (from CredentialUserData mixin) 51 — 52
51 — 52
See Bug 602980.
? No ? ? ?
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support 51 51 ? ? ? ? ?
id 51 51 ? ? ? ? ?
type 51 51 ? ? ? ? ?
name (from CredentialUserData mixin) 51 — 52
51 — 52
See Bug 602980.
51 — 52
51 — 52
See Bug 602980.
? No ? ? ?

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