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update additional combos per @emlun feedback
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timcappalli committed Jun 28, 2023
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Expand Up @@ -4392,13 +4392,10 @@ typically a PIN or [=biometric recognition=].
The [=authenticator=] can thus act as two kinds of [=authentication factor=],
which enables [=multi-factor=] authentication while eliminating the need to share a password with the [=[RP]=].

The four combinations not named in <a href="#table-authenticatorTypes">Table <span class="table-ref-previous"/></a>
The combinations not named in <a href="#table-authenticatorTypes">Table <span class="table-ref-previous"/></a>
have less distinguished use cases:


- The [=credential storage modality=] is less relevant for a [=platform authenticator=] than for a [=roaming authenticator=],
since users using a [=platform authenticator=] can typically be identified by a session cookie or the like
(i.e., ambient credentials).
- A [=roaming authenticator=] that is [=discoverable credential capable=] but not [=multi-factor capable=]
can be used for [=single-factor=] authentication without a username,
where the user is automatically identified by the [=user handle=]
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