Credential
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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 the following types:
Instance properties
Credential.idRead only-
Returns a string containing the credential's identifier. This might be any one of a GUID, username, or email address.
Credential.typeRead only-
Returns a string containing the credential's type. Valid values are
password,federated,public-key,identityandotp. (ForPasswordCredential,FederatedCredential,PublicKeyCredential,IdentityCredentialandOTPCredential)
Static methods
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Returns a
Promisewhich always resolves tofalse. Subclasses may override this value.
Examples
const pwdCredential = new PasswordCredential({ id: "example-username", // Username/ID name: "Carina Anand", // Display name password: "correct horse battery staple", // Password }); console.assert(pwdCredential.type === "password"); Specifications
| Specification |
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| Credential Management Level 1> # the-credential-interface> |