Web Crypto API

JavaScript bindings for cryptographic operations

Comments

IE 11 Beta contains a version based on the 21 May 2013 editor's draft ( https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/webcrypto-api/raw-file/tag2013.05.21/spec/Overview.html ) along with incorporating Netflix's Wrap/Unwrap proposal ( http://www.w3.org/2012/webcrypto/wiki/KeyWrap_Proposal ) over the ED-specified mechanism

Documentation

• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Crypto_API

Specification

Working draft or equivalent

Status in Chromium

Enabled by default (launch bug) in:

• Chrome for desktop release 37
• Chrome for Android release 37
• Opera release 24
• Opera for Android release 24

Consensus & Standardization

• Firefox: Shipped
• Edge: In development
• Safari: In development
• Web Developers: Mixed signals

Owners

• rsleevi@chromium.org
• eroman@chromium.org

Last updated on 2017-02-18