Credential
Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
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) as a prerequisite to a trust decision.
Credential
objects may be of 3 different types:
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 arepassword
,federated
andpublic-key
. (ForPasswordCredential
,FederatedCredential
andPublicKeyCredential
)
Event handlers
None.
Methods
None.
Examples
let pwdCredential = new PasswordCredential({
id: "example-username", // Username/ID
name: "John Doe", // Display name
password: "correct horse battery staple" // Password
});
console.assert(pwdCredential.type === "password");
Specifications
Specification |
---|
Credential Management Level 1 # the-credential-interface |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser