WebAuthentication Conditional UI

[nsatragno]

Request for Mozilla Position on an Emerging Web Specification

• Specification Title: WebAuthentication Conditional UI
• Specification or proposal URL:
  • Conditional UI is part of the wider WebAuthn spec: https://w3c.github.io/webauthn/#GetAssn-ConditionalMediation-Interact-FormControl
  • PR: non-modal "conditionally mediated" UI w3c/webauthn#1576
• Explainer URL (if available): https://github.com/w3c/webauthn/wiki/Explainer:-WebAuthn-Conditional-UI
• Caniuse.com URL (optional): N/A
• Bugzilla URL (optional): N/A
• Mozillians who can provide input (optional): [email protected]

[dveditz]

This is a thoughtful proposal that addresses real usability issues that make it difficult for sites to transition to WebAuthn, while honoring user privacy. We should support this.

Note: this is useful for Web Authn Level 2 "discoverable keys", too. It's not just for multi-device "passkeys"