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 the following 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, public-key, identity and otp. (For PasswordCredential, FederatedCredential, PublicKeyCredential, IdentityCredential and OTPCredential)

Instance methods

None.

Examples

js
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

Specification
Credential Management Level 1
# the-credential-interface

Browser compatibility

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

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