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Published: 13 January 2026
This specification defines an API enabling the creation and use of strong, attested, scoped, public key-based credentials by web applications, for the purpose of strongly authenticating users.
Published: 8 January 2026
This document describes Shapes Constraint Language (SHACL) Node Expressions.
Published: 6 January 2026
Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT) Rules Format 1.1 defines a format for writing accessibility test rules.
