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rlin1 committed Sep 14, 2016
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of this <a>clientDataHash</a>, and its own authenticator data.


### Authenticator data ### {#sec-authenticator-data}
### Level2Data ### {#sec-authenticator-data}

The authenticator data encodes contextual bindings made by the <a>authenticator</a> itself. These bindings are controlled
The level2Data encodes contextual bindings made by the <a>authenticator</a> itself. These bindings are typically controlled
(generated or at least verified) by the authenticator itself, and derive their trust from the [RP]'s assessment of the security
of the authenticator. The authenticator data has a compact but extensible encoding. This is desired since authenticators can be
of the authenticator. The level2Data has a compact but extensible encoding. This is desired since authenticators can be
devices with limited capabilities and low power requirements, with much simpler software stacks than the client platform
components.

Note: Some authenticators cannot fully control the level2Data. This is indicated in the related metadata to such authenticator.

The encoding of authenticator data is a byte array of 37 bytes or more, as follows.

<table class="complex data longlastcol">
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