First Public Working Draft: Device Bound Session Credentials

Device Bound Session Credentials

https://www.w3.org/TR/2025/WD-dbsc-1-20250821/

Published by
 Web Application Security Working Group

Abstract

Device Bound Sessions Credentials (DBSC) aims to prevent hijacking via cookie theft by building a protocol and infrastructure that allows a user agent to assert possession of a securely-stored private key. DBSC is a Web API and a protocol between user agents and servers to achieve this binding.

Status of the Document

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This document was published by the Web Application Security Working Group as a First Public Working Draft using the Recommendation track. This document is intended to become a W3C Recommendation. 

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