Authenticator Firefox
Firefox 66, being released this week, supports using the Windows Hello feature for Web Authentication on Windows 10, enabling a passwordless experience on the web that is hassle-free and more secure. Firefox has supported Web Authentication for all desktop platforms since version 60, but Windows 10 marks our first platform to support the new FIDO2 “passwordless” capabilities for Web Authentication.
As of today, Firefox users on the Windows Insider Program’s fast ring can use any authentication mechanism supported by Windows for websites via Firefox. That includes face or fingerprint biometrics, and a wide range of external security keys via the CTAP2 protocol from FIDO2, as well as existing deployed CTAP1 FIDO U2F-style security keys. Try it out and give us feedback on your experience.
For the rest of Firefox users on Windows 10, the upcoming update this spring will enable this automatically.
May 14, 2020 The Krypton Authenticator for Firefox is the companion to the Krypton app for iOS and Android. Krypton makes two-factor authentication easy and secure: - No more passwords or 6-digit codes - Zero touch logins. The Firefox Browser blocks most trackers automatically, so there’s no need to dig into your security settings. Firefox is for everyone Available in over 90 languages, and compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux machines, Firefox works no matter what you’re using or where you are. Two-step authentication adds extra security to your Firefox account by making it harder for someone else to log in to your account. If you’ve gotten locked out of your two-step authentication login, you can use a recovery code to securely regain access to your account. Disabled From version 65: this feature is behind the Web Authentication API preference (needs to be set to Enabled). To change preferences in Chrome, visit chrome://flags. Edge Full support 18: Firefox.
Akshay Kumar from Microsoft’s Windows Security Team contributed this support to Firefox. We thank him for making this feature happen, and the Windows team for ensuring that all the Web Authentication features of Windows Hello were available to Firefox users.
For Firefox users running older versions of Windows, Web Authentication will continue to use our Rust-implemented CTAP1 protocol support for U2F-style USB security keys. We will continue work toward providing CTAP2/FIDO2 support on all of our other platforms, including older versions of Windows.
Lorex stratus client download mac. For Firefox ESR users, this Windows Hello support is currently planned for ESR 60.0.7, being released mid-May.
If you haven’t used Web Authentication yet, adoption by major websites is underway. You can try it out at a variety of demo sites: https://webauthn.org/, https://webauthn.io/, https://webauthn.me/, https://webauthndemo.appspot.com/, or learn more about it on MDN.
If you want to try the Windows Hello support in Firefox 66 on Windows 10 before the April 2019 update is released, you can do so via the Windows Insider program. You’ll need to use the “fast” ring of updates.
Secure context
This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.
The AuthenticatorAttestationResponse
interface of the Web Authentication API is returned by CredentialsContainer.create()
when a PublicKeyCredential
is passed, and provides a cryptographic root of trust for the new key pair that has been generated. This response should be sent to the relying party's server to complete the creation of the credential.
This interface inherites from AuthenticatorResponse
.
Note: This interface is restricted to top-level contexts. Use from within an <iframe>
element will not have any effect.
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Properties
AuthenticatorAttestationResponse.clientDataJSON
Secure contextRead only- Client data for the authentication, such as origin and challenge. The
clientDataJSON
property is inherited from theAuthenticatorResponse
. AuthenticatorAttestationResponse.attestationObject
Secure contextRead only- An
ArrayBuffer
containing authenticator data and an attestation statement for a newly-created key pair.
Methods
AuthenticatorAttestationResponse.getTransports()
Secure context- Returns an
Array
of strings describing which transport methods (e.g.usb
,nfc
) are believed to be supported with the authenticator. The array may be empty if the information is not available.
Examples
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Web Authentication: An API for accessing Public Key Credentials Level 1 The definition of 'AuthenticatorAttestationResponse interface' in that specification. | Recommendation | Initial definition. |
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Browser compatibility
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See also
AuthenticatorAssertionResponse
: the interface for the type of response given when retrieving an existing credentialAuthenticatorResponse
: the parent interface