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# AccessoryFeatureAuthorizing

A feature that is authorized separately on each accessory.

```
protocol AccessoryFeatureAuthorizing
```

## Topics

### Type Aliases

[`typealias AuthorizationStatus`](/documentation/AccessoryTransportExtension/AccessoryFeatureAuthorizing/AuthorizationStatus)

The authorization status of this feature.

### Type Methods

[`static func authorizationStatus(for: ASAccessory) async throws -> Self.AuthorizationStatus`](/documentation/AccessoryTransportExtension/AccessoryFeatureAuthorizing/authorizationStatus(for:))

The feature’s current authorization status for an accessory.

[`static func requestAuthorization(for: ASAccessory) async throws -> Self.AuthorizationStatus`](/documentation/AccessoryTransportExtension/AccessoryFeatureAuthorizing/requestAuthorization(for:))

Requests authorization of this feature for an accessory.
An authorization that has already been decided is returned unchanged.

## Relationships

### Conforming Types

[`AccessoryGPUWorker`](/documentation/AccessoryTransportExtension/AccessoryGPUWorker)

[`AccessoryWorker`](/documentation/AccessoryTransportExtension/AccessoryWorker)

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