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 four different types:
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 and public-key. (For PasswordCredential, FederatedCredential and PublicKeyCredential)
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js
let pwdCredential = new PasswordCredential({
id: "example-username", // Username/ID
name: "Carina Anand", // Display name
password: "correct horse battery staple", // Password
});
console.assert(pwdCredential.type === "password");
| Specification |
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| Credential Management Level 1 # the-credential-interface |
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
Credential |
51 | 18 | 60 | No | 38 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 41 | 13 | 5.0 |
id |
51 | 18 | 60 | No | 38 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 41 | 13 | 5.0 |
isConditionalMediationAvailable_static |
No | No | No | No | No | 16 | No | No | No | No | 16 | No |
type |
51 | 18 | 60 | No | 38 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 41 | 13 | 5.0 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Credential