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  • The Web Cryptography Working Group was closed on 7 February 2017.

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This specification describes a JavaScript API for performing basic cryptographic operations in web applications, such as hashing, signature generation and verification, and encryption and decryption. Additionally, it describes an API for applications to generate and/or manage the keying material necessary to perform these operations. Key storage is provided for both temporary and permanent keys. Access to keying material is contingent on the same origin policy. Uses for this API range from user or service authentication, document or code signing, and the confidentiality and integrity of communications.

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This document consists of use cases for the Web Cryptography API and the Key Discovery API, expressed as scenarios along with illustrative code snippets.

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