This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The read-only property RTCPeerConnection.peerIdentity
returns an RTCIdentityAssertion
, containing a DOMString
once set and verified. If no peer has yet been set and verified, this property will return null
. Once set, via the appropriate method, it can't be changed.
Syntax
var identity = peerConnection.peerIdentity;
Value
- identity
- Is a
RTCIdentityAssertion
, a dictionary of two values:"idp"
, aDOMString
representing the domain name of the Identity Provider who produced the assertion."name"
, aDOMString
containing the verified assertion.
Example
var pc = new RTCPeerConnection(); … var identity = pc.peerIdentity; if (identity) { alert("Identity of the peer: idp='" + identity.idp + "'; assertion='" + identity.name + "'"); } else { alert("Identity of the peer has not been verified"); }
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
WebRTC 1.0: Real-time Communication Between Browsers The definition of 'RTCPeerConnection.peerIdentity' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Initial specification. |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | No support | (Yes) [1] | No support | (Yes) | ? |
Feature | Android Webview | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | No support | No support | ? | No support | ? | ? |
[1] Though this property is not prefixed, the interface it belongs to is.