Remember WebAuthn
Full name: Web Authentication
Memory aid: Web Authentication shortens to WebAuthn.
WebAuthn is a specification name; relying-party scope and origin validation are fundamental.
Study area: Identity & access · Batch 8
Relevant study for: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline · ISC2 SSCP · Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals SC-900 · Identity and Access Administrator SC-300 · ISC2 CC · Cybersecurity Architect SC-100
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WebAuthn — Web Authentication
Defines a web API for public-key credential registration and authentication.
Why learn WebAuthn — Web Authentication?
Defines a web API for public-key credential registration and authentication.
Where it came from
WebAuthn is a specification name; relying-party scope and origin validation are fundamental.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Web Authentication shortens to WebAuthn.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand WebAuthn: Web Authentication.
- Recall this memory aid: Web Authentication shortens to WebAuthn.
- Explain the practical use: Defines a web API for public-key credential registration and authentication.
- Explain this distinction: WebAuthn is a specification name; relying-party scope and origin validation are fundamental.
- Identify WebAuthn in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- W3C Web Authentication specification (www.w3.org)