docs: clarify chromes deprecation of u2f in favor of webauthn (#3949)

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- /r/webauthn
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[WebAuthn] requires urgent implementation as it is being deprecated by Chrome. It is a modern evolution of the
[WebAuthn] requires urgent implementation as [Chrome removed support of their U2F API since August 2022][chrome-removed-u2f]. It is a modern evolution of the
[FIDO U2F] protocol and is very similar in many ways. It even includes a backwards compatability extension called
the [FIDO AppID Extension] which allows a previously registered [FIDO U2F] device to be used with the protocol to
authenticate.
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[FIDO U2F]: https://fidoalliance.org/specs/u2f-specs-master/fido-u2f-overview.html
[WebAuthn]: https://www.w3.org/TR/webauthn-2/
[chrome-removed-u2f]: https://developer.chrome.com/blog/deps-rems-95/#deprecate-u2f-api-cryptotoken
[Passwordless Login]: https://www.w3.org/TR/webauthn-2/#client-side-discoverable-public-key-credential-source
[Conveyancing Preference]: https://www.w3.org/TR/webauthn-2/#enum-attestation-convey
[User Verification Requirement]: https://www.w3.org/TR/webauthn-2/#enum-userVerificationRequirement