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Make user mediation implicit and always required
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Expand Up @@ -863,16 +863,27 @@ <h3>
[=digital credential=].
</p>
<p>
[=User mediation=] is always
{{CredentialMediationRequirement/"required"}}. [=Request a
credential|Requesting a DigitalCredential credential=] does not support
{{CredentialMediationRequirement/"conditional"}},
{{CredentialMediationRequirement/"optional"}}, or
{{CredentialMediationRequirement/"silent"}} [=user mediation=]. If
{{CredentialsContainer/get()}} is called with anything other than
{{CredentialMediationRequirement/"required"}}, a {{TypeError}} will be
thrown.
The {{DigitalCredential}} interface mandates [=user mediation=] for all
operations to ensure user control and consent.
</p>
<p>
For {{CredentialsContainer/get()}} and {{CredentialsContainer/create()}}
calls involving a {{DigitalCredential}}:
</p>
<ul>
<li>[=User mediation=] is always performed as if the `mediation` option
was set to {{CredentialMediationRequirement/"required"}}.
</li>
<li>The `mediation` member of the {{CredentialRequestOptions}} and
{{CredentialCreationOptions}} dictionaries is ignored.
</li>
<li>To simplify the developer experience, [=user agents=] MUST NOT throw
a {{TypeError}} if the `mediation` member is absent or has a value other
than {{CredentialMediationRequirement/"required"}}. This makes
{{CredentialMediationRequirement/"required"}} mediation an implicit and
non-overridable behavior of the API.
</li>
</ul>
<pre class="idl">
[Exposed=Window, SecureContext]
interface DigitalCredential : Credential {
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