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# NSSecureTextField

A text field that hides the typed text.

```
class NSSecureTextField
```

## Overview

A secure text field is suitable for use as a password-entry object or for any item in which the text value must be kept secret. [`NSSecureTextField`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSecureTextField) uses [`NSSecureTextFieldCell`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSecureTextFieldCell) to implement its user interface.

## Relationships

### Inherits From

[`NSTextField`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextField)

### Conforms To

[`NSStandardKeyBindingResponding`](/documentation/AppKit/NSStandardKeyBindingResponding)

[`NSUserActivityRestoring`](/documentation/AppKit/NSUserActivityRestoring)

[`NSTouchBarProvider`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTouchBarProvider)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`NSAccessibilityProtocol`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibilityProtocol)

[`NSAccessibilityNavigableStaticText`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibilityNavigableStaticText)

[`CVarArg`](/documentation/Swift/CVarArg)

[`NSDraggingDestination`](/documentation/AppKit/NSDraggingDestination)

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

[`NSUserInterfaceValidations`](/documentation/AppKit/NSUserInterfaceValidations)

[`CustomDebugStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomDebugStringConvertible)

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

[`NSAccessibilityElementProtocol`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibilityElementProtocol)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`NSTextContent`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextContent)

[`NSAppearanceCustomization`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAppearanceCustomization)

[`NSAnimatablePropertyContainer`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAnimatablePropertyContainer)

[`NSUserInterfaceItemIdentification`](/documentation/AppKit/NSUserInterfaceItemIdentification)

[`NSCoding`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCoding)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`NSAccessibilityStaticText`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibilityStaticText)

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