This mechanism is designed for use with Web-based certificate management systems. The HTML element exists to facilitate generation of key material, and submission of the public key as part of an HTML form. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.
Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision.
Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended.