What is Key Generation in Google Chrome?

From Alexandre Marcondes on Chrome Help Forum (link):

it seems that it may refer to this <keygen> tag on forms feature (which is deprecated by the way):

  • developer.mozilla.org reference on keygen HTML element
  • whatwg.org specs on forms/keygen element
  • w3.org HTML 5 specs on forms/keygen element

The official Chrome docs say

Key generation: Some websites use keys when you fill out forms, including online purchases, for increased security and authentication.

so it probably does refer to <keygen>.