Credential Management API

The API provides a programmatic interface to the browser's credential manager. In short, an origin can request a user's credentials to sign them in, or can ask the browser to save credentials on the user's behalf. Both of these requests are user-mediated.

Documentation

• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Credential_Management_API
• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Credential
• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CredentialsContainer
• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FederatedCredential
• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/PasswordCredential

Specification

Working draft or equivalent

Status in Chromium

Blink components: Blink>SecurityFeature>CredentialManagement

Enabled by default (tracking bug) in:

• Chrome for desktop release 51
• Chrome for Android release 51
• Android WebView release 51

Consensus & Standardization

• Firefox: Mixed public signals
• Edge: No public signals
• Safari: In development
• Web Developers: Positive

Owner

• mkwst@chromium.org

Last updated on 2018-01-10