Re: [webauthn] correct usage of userHandle? (#1385)

I believe I've heard some RP's do exactly that - use the credentialId to resolve the user account, then determine the corresponding public key and username. About the only reason I can think of where userHandle adds value is that it is an assertion from the authenticator as to which user the credentialId was associated with at the time of registration. Therefore at authentication time it is potentially a way of ensuring the crendentialId has not subsequently be swapped to another account at the RP (if the RP chooses to implement this measure).

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