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fixup assertion signature dfn
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JeffH authored and JeffH committed May 15, 2017
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Expand Up @@ -1339,12 +1339,12 @@ Authenticators produce cryptographic signatures for two distinct purposes:
signature=] is signed by an [=attestation private key=], which is chosen depending on the type of [=attestation=] desired.
For more details on [=attestation=], see [[#sctn-attestation]].
2. An <dfn>assertion signature</dfn> is produced when the [=authenticatorGetAssertion=] method is invoked. It represents an
assertion by the authenticator that the user has consented to a specific transaction, such as logging in, or completing a
purchase. Thus, an assertion signature asserts that the authenticator which possesses a particular credential private key
has established, to the best of its ability, that the human who is requesting this transaction is the same human who
consented to creating that particular credential. It also provides additional information that might be useful to the
caller, such as the means by which user consent was provided, and the prompt that was shown to the user by the
authenticator.
assertion by the [=authenticator=] that the user has [=user consent|consented=] to a specific transaction, such as logging
in, or completing a purchase. Thus, an [=assertion signature=] asserts that the [=authenticator=] possessesing a particular
[=credential private key=] has established, to the best of its ability, that the user requesting this transaction is the
same user who [=user consent|consented=] to creating that particular [=public key credential=]. It also provides additional
information that might be useful to the caller, such as the means by which [=user consent=] was provided, and the prompt
that was shown to the user by the [=authenticator=].

The formats of these signatures, as well as the procedures for generating them, are specified below.

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