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Reference §14.4 in §14.2
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emlun committed May 9, 2018
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not correlatable as having the same [=managing authenticator=]. A pair of malicious [=[RPS]=] thus cannot correlate users
between their systems without additional information, e.g., a willfully reused username or e-mail address.

- [=Authenticators=] ensure that their [=attestation certificates=] are not unique enough to identify a single [=authenticator=]
or a small group of [=authenticators=]. This is detailed further in [[#sec-attestation-privacy]]. A pair of malicious
[=[RPS]=] thus cannot correlate users between their systems by tracking individual [=authenticators=].

Additionally, a [=public key credential=] with a [=client-side-resident credential private key=] can optionally include a [=user
handle=] specified by the [=[RP]=]. The [=public key credential|credential=] can then be used to both identify and
[=authentication|authenticate=] the user. This means that a privacy-conscious [=[RP]=] can allow the user to create an account
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