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Merge pull request #1131 from w3c/issue-1128-authenticator-examples
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Add examples of authenticator types to Authenticator definition
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emlun committed Feb 27, 2019
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cryptographically signing and returning, in the form of an [=Authentication Assertion=],
a challenge and other data presented by a [=[WRP]=] (in concert with the [=[WAC]=]).

A [=[WAA]=] could be, for example, a dedicated USB or wireless device separate from the [=client device=],
a dedicated hardware subsystem integrated into the [=client device=],
or a software component of the [=client=].
[=Authenticators=] can report their type and security characteristics via [=attestation=].

: <dfn>Authorization Gesture</dfn>
:: An [=authorization gesture=] is a physical interaction performed by a user with an authenticator as part of a [=ceremony=],
such as [=registration=] or [=authentication=]. By making such an [=authorization gesture=], a user [=user consent|provides
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