HTML <keygen> tag generates a secure key-pair field for HTML form.
Note: The <keygen> tag is newly introduced in HTML5. HTML <keygen> tag mostly supported in all major web browsers.
Sample Code
User Name: <input type="text" />
Password: <input type="password" />
<keygen name="algo" keytype="rsa" />
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
Sample Result
Tag Specific Attributes Support
Following are few keygen tag attributes that are supported by <keygen> tag.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| autofocus | autofocus | Represents autofocus on keygen element on page load |
| disabled | disabled | Represents whether the keygen element is disabled on page load or not |
| keytype | dsa rsa etc. |
Represents the key of the security algorithms like dsa, rsa etc |
| name | keygen_name | Represents name of the keygen element |
Standard Attributes Support
HTML <keygen> tag supports mostly all HTML Attributes. Following are some most common attributes that are used by <keygen> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Attributes here.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| class | user_defined | Represents a style for an element which is used in CSS style sheet |
| id | user_defined | Represents unique id for an element |
| style | css_properties | Represents an inline style for an element for e.g style=”color:red;text-decoration:underline;” |
| title | user_defined | Represents a tooltip information for an elements like img, a, abbr etc |
Event Attributes Support
The “script” is invoked when a certain “event” occurs. Each event handler content attribute deals with a different event. HTML <keygen> tag supports mostly all HTML Event Attributes. Following are some most common event attributes that are used by <keygen> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Event Attributes here.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| onclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse click on the specified element |
| ondblclick | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse double-click on the specified element |
| onkeydown | script | Event Fires immediately when user is pressing a down key from keyboard |
| onkeypress | script | Event Fires immediately when user presses a key from keyboard |
| onkeyup | script | Event Fires immediately when user releases a key from keyboard |
| onmousedown | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets down from an element |
| onmousemove | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
| onmouseout | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer gets out from an element |
| onmouseover | script | Event Fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
| onmouseup | script | Event Fires immediately when a mouse pointer is released over an element |
