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		nemoniac 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The cryptography behind passkeys Why does a browser have to be in the loop?

vaylian 7 months ago [–]

Because the browser knows the internet domain that the login/registration is for. And the browser also provides the JavaScript API to talk to the authenticator (navigator.credentials.create and navigator.credentials.get).

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