linux-credentials / linux-credentials/credentialsd
Support WebAuthn hints
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- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
- 259
- Forks
- 19
- Avg merge
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- Merged PRs (30d)
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Description
WebAuthn [hints](https://www.w3.org/TR/webauthn-3/#enum-hints) are ways for websites to express what they believe to be the most likely way that the user will authenticate with their credential. They may know, for example, that a user's only WebAuthn credential is a security key, so they'll want the platform to display that to make it easier for them to use.
WebAuthn supplies multiple ways to convey this information, including `transports` and `authenticatorAttachment`, with `hints` being the latest of the methods. Let's start with `hints` for now. If a lot of sites use the other methods and it makes it harder for users, we can consider adding those later.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the WebAuthn hints specification linked in the issue and compare it with the existing transports and authenticatorAttachment mechanisms. Identify the credentialsd entry points and tests that define WebAuthn support; done means the specification supports hints and its behavior is covered by tests.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- authentication, backend-api-design, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100