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Living definition

What is WebAuthn Level 3?

Authentication & Access (Passkeys / FIDO) Security & Identity

As of
2026-07-23
Revision
2026-07-26.0
Method
v1.3.0

Definition

The term, in context

AI-assisted draft · approved dataset

WebAuthn Level 3 is the third revision of the Web Authentication (WebAuthn) specification, the browser API through which sites register and use public-key credentials such as passkeys in place of passwords. It refines the earlier revisions with additions covering creation hints, richer client capability and extension queries, and clarified cross-origin behavior, while remaining compatible with authenticators built for the specification's previous levels.

Live readiness status

Status as of the current dateline

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

As of 2026-07-23, verified readiness is 74 (claimed 82, reported 78, gap 8) — Strong evidence strength; current signals suggest Adopt with guardrails.

The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for WebAuthn Level 3.

Dataset approval

Human editorial release

pragma.vision editorial — standing authorization (operator dev@soft.house, 2026-07-17)

Dataset
2026-07-26.0
Hash
sha256:e2eb667df093db8819d579dff9aad51021b4977da85db2dfa82f63f9ed4e72b7
Approved
2026-07-26

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