Permitted content #

Permitted attributes #

Descriptions for attributes specific to this element #

challenge = string

A challenge string that is submitted along with the public key.

keytype = "rsa"

The type of key generated.

Additional constraints and admonitions #

• The interactive element keygen must not appear as a descendant of the a element.
• The interactive element keygen must not appear as a descendant of the button element.
• Any keygen element descendant of a label element with a for attribute must have an ID value that matches that for attribute.

Permitted parent elements #

any element that can contain phrasing elements

DOM interface #

interface HTMLKeygenElement : HTMLElement {
           attribute boolean autofocus;
           attribute DOMString challenge;
           attribute boolean disabled;
  readonly attribute HTMLFormElement form;
           attribute DOMString keytype;
           attribute DOMString name;

  readonly attribute DOMString type;

  readonly attribute boolean willValidate;
  readonly attribute ValidityState validity;
  readonly attribute DOMString validationMessage;
  boolean checkValidity();
  void setCustomValidity(in DOMString error);

  readonly attribute NodeList labels;
};