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Web Authentication: An API for accessing Public Key Credentials Level 1 is a W3C Recommendation

4 March 2019 | Archive

WebAuthn Logo The Web Authentication Working Group published Web Authentication: An API for accessing Public Key Credentials Level 1 (WebAuthn) as a W3C Recommendation today. This specification defines an API enabling the creation and use of strong, attested, scoped, public key-based credentials by web applications, for the purpose of strongly authenticating users. As a core component of the FIDO Alliance’s FIDO2 set of specifications, WebAuthn is a browser/platform standard for simpler and stronger authentication. It is already supported in Windows 10, Android, and Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari Web browsers. Please read more in our Press Release.

W3C updates its Process Document

1 March 2019 | Archive

W3C Membership approved the 1 March 2019 W3C Process Document, which takes effect today. Notable changes (see all differences) since the 2018 update include:

  • The size of the W3C Advisory Board changes from a fixed 9 to a range of 9 to 11 elected members; election mechanics is adjusted accordingly;
  • Allow one person to represent (with disclosure) multiple organizations in a Working Group;
  • Added new Contributor License Grants to define the requirements for contributions made by non-WG members;
  • Many clarifications and refinements to reduce ambiguities and undefined behavior.

This document was developed between the W3C Advisory Board and the public Revising W3C Process Community Group. Comments and feedback on the new Process Document may be sent as issues in the public GitHub Repository.

User Timing Level 2 is a W3C Recommendation

26 February 2019 | Archive

The Web Performance Working Group has published User Timing Level 2 as a W3C Recommendation. This specification defines an interface to help web developers measure the performance of their applications by giving them access to high precision timestamps. User Timing Level 2 is intended to supersede the first version of User Timing specification.

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