Secure context
This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.
The response
read-only property of the PublicKeyCredential
interface is an AuthenticatorResponse
object which is sent from the authenticator to the user agent for the creation/fetching of credentials. The information contained in this response will be used by the relying party's server to verify the demand is legitimate.
An AuthenticatorResponse
is either:
- an
AuthenticatorAttestationResponse
(when thePublicKeyCredential
is created viaCredentialsContainer.create()
) - an
AuthenticatorAssertionResponse
(when thePublicKeyCredential
is obtained viaCredentialsContainer.get()
).
In order to validate the creation of credentials, a relying party's server needs both:
- this response
- the extensions of the client (given by
PublicKeyCredential.getClientExtensionResults()
) to validate the demand.
Note: When validating the fetching of existing credentials, the whole PublicKeyCredential
object and the client extensions are necessary for the relying party's server.
Note: This property may only be used in top-level contexts and will not be available in an <iframe>
for example.
Syntax
response = publicKeyCredential.response
Value
An AuthenticatorResponse
object containing the data a relying party's script will receive and which should be sent to the relying party's server in order to validate the demand for creation or fetching. This object contains data from the client (AuthenticatorResponse/clientDataJSON
) and from the authenticator.
Examples
var options = { challenge: new Uint8Array(16) /* from the server */, rp: { name: "Example CORP", id : "login.example.com" }, user: { id: new Uint8Array(16) /* from the server */, name: "jdoe@example.com", displayName: "John Doe" }, pubKeyCredParams: [ { type: "public-key", alg: -7 } ] }; navigator.credentials.create({ publickey: options }) .then(function (pubKeyCredential) { var response = pubKeyCredential.response; var clientExtResults = pubKeyCredential.getClientExtensionResults(); // Send response and client extensions to the server so that it can validate // and create credentials }).catch(function (err) { // Deal with any error });
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Web Authentication: An API for accessing Public Key Credentials Level 1 The definition of 'response' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
response | Chrome
Full support
67
| Edge Full support 18 | Firefox
Full support
60
| IE No support No | Opera No support No | Safari Full support 13 | WebView Android Full support 70 | Chrome Android Full support 70 | Firefox Android
Full support
60
| Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS Full support 13.3 | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.