HTML <keygen> tag
HTML <keygen> tag : Definition
• The <keygen> element is used to generate an encryption key for passing encrypted data to a server.
• When an HTML form is filled and submitted, the browser generally generates a key pair and stores its private key into browser's local key storage and sends the public key to the server.
• This element is can only be written in inline.
Html <keygen> tag example
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <form action="#" method="get"> Username: <input type="text" name="usr_name"> Encryption: <keygen name="keygen"> <input type="submit"> </form> <p><strong>Note:</strong> The keygen tag is not supported in Internet Explorer.</p> </body> </html>
Output:
Note: The keygen tag is not supported in Internet Explorer.