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Update Authenticator definition
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nicksteele committed Jul 26, 2023
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: <dfn>[WAA]</dfn>
:: A cryptographic entity, existing in hardware or software, that can [=registration|register=] a user with a given [=[RP]=]
and later [=Authentication Assertion|assert possession=] of the registered [=public key credential=], and optionally
[=user verification|verify the user=], when requested by the [=[RP]=]. [=Authenticators=] can report information
regarding their [=authenticator types|type=] and security characteristics via [=attestation=] during [=registration=].
[=user verification|verify the user=] when requested by the [=[RP]=]. [=Authenticators=] can report information
regarding their [=authenticator types|type=] and security characteristics via [=attestation=] during [=registration=]
and [=assertion=].

A [=[WAA]=] could be a [=roaming authenticator=], a dedicated hardware subsystem integrated into the [=client device=],
or a software component of the [=client=] or [=client device=].
or a software component of the [=client=] or [=client device=]. A [=[WAA]=] is not necessarily confined to operating in
a local context, and can generate or store a [=credential key pair=] in a server outside of the [=client device=].

In general, an [=authenticator=] is assumed to have only one user.
If multiple natural persons share access to an [=authenticator=],
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