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U2fSecurityKeyApiEnabled

Allow using the deprecated U2F Security Key API (obsolete)

OBSOLETE: This policy is obsolete and doesn't work after Microsoft Edge version 103.

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 98, until 103

Description

This policy is obsolete because it was intended to be a short-term mechanism to give enterprises more time to update their web content when it's found to be incompatible with the change to remove the U2F Security Key API. It doesn't work in Microsoft Edge after version 103.

If you enable this policy, the deprecated U2F Security Key API can be used and the deprecation reminder prompt shown for U2F API requests is suppressed.

If you disable this policy or don't configure it, the U2F Security Key API is disabled by default and can only be used by sites that register for and use the U2FSecurityKeyAPI origin trial which ended after Microsoft Edge version 103.

Supported features

  • Can be mandatory: Yes
  • Can be recommended: No
  • Dynamic Policy Refresh: Yes
  • Per Profile: Yes
  • Applies to a profile that is signed in with a Microsoft account: No

Data type

  • Boolean

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: U2fSecurityKeyApiEnabled
  • GP name: Allow using the deprecated U2F Security Key API (obsolete)
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge
  • GP path (Recommended): N/A
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

Enabled

Registry settings

  • Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
  • Path (Recommended): N/A
  • Value name: U2fSecurityKeyApiEnabled
  • Value type: REG_DWORD

Example registry value

0x00000001

Mac information and settings

  • Preference Key name: U2fSecurityKeyApiEnabled
  • Example value:
<true/>

See also