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Credential

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 four different types:

Instance properties

Credential.id Read only

Returns a string containing the credential's identifier. This might be any one of a GUID, username, or email address.

Credential.type Read only

Returns a string containing the credential's type. Valid values are password, federated and public-key. (For PasswordCredential, FederatedCredential and PublicKeyCredential)

Event handlers

None.

Instance methods

None.

Examples

js

let 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

Specification
Credential Management Level 1
# the-credential-interface

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
Credential 51 18 60 No 38 13 51 51 60 41 13 5.0
id 51 18 60 No 38 13 51 51 60 41 13 5.0
isConditionalMediationAvailable_static No No No No No 16 No No No No 16 No
type 51 18 60 No 38 13 51 51 60 41 13 5.0

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