navigator.credentials

The credentials property of the Navigator interface returns the CredentialsContainer interface which exposes methods to request credentials and notify the user agent when interesting events occur, such as successful sign in or sign out. This interface can be used for feature detection.

Syntax

var credentialsContainer = Navigator.credentials

Value

The CredentialsContainer interface.

Example

if ('credentials' in navigator) {
  navigator.credentials.get({password: true})
  .then(function(creds) {
    //Do something with the credentials.
  });
} else {
  //Handle sign-in the way you did before.
};

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Credential Management Level 1	Editor's Draft	Initial definition.

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