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== Reasons for its design and standardization == | == Reasons for its design and standardization == | ||
WebAuthn was designed and standardised by the W3C in order to solve or | WebAuthn was designed and standardised by the W3C in order to solve or mitigate many inherent issues with traditional password-based authentication: | ||
* '''Secure Credential Generation and Storage''': WebAuthn generates unique credentials for each website using robust algorithms, storing them securely in trusted authenticators. This eliminates common vulnerabilities such as: | * '''Secure Credential Generation and Storage''': WebAuthn generates unique credentials for each website using robust algorithms, storing them securely in trusted authenticators. This eliminates common vulnerabilities such as: | ||