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@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ applications and services using public key cryptography. Modern web
browsers support WebAuthn functionality. browsers support WebAuthn functionality.
WebAuthn provides two funcitons: register and authenticate. Usually the WebAuthn provides two funcitons: register and authenticate. Usually the
public and private keypair is stored on an external token (Yuikey etc.) public-private keypair is stored on an external device, called security key
or part of the platform (TPM). After the public key is registered, it can (Yubikey, Trustkey etc.) or inside a platform(OS) authenticator. Platform
authenticators are available on all modern platforms, such as Windows, Mac,
Android and iOS. After the public key is registered, it can
be used to authenticate to the same service. be used to authenticate to the same service.
This module does not preserve a database of registered public keys, their This module does not preserve a database of registered public keys, their