Expose passwords to JavaScript in Credential Management API

This change exposes passwords to JavaScript in the Credential Management API by providing the corresponding attribute on PasswordCredential. Furthermore it deprecates the previously existing PasswordCredential attributes and the custom `fetch()` `credential` infrastructure.

Documentation

• https://github.com/w3c/webappsec-credential-management/pull/76

Specification

Editor's draft

Status in Chromium

In development (launch bug)

Consensus & Standardization

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

Owner

• jdoerrie@chromium.org

Last updated on 2017-05-15