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# LAAuthenticationRequirement

A set of requirements that protect a right.

```
class LAAuthenticationRequirement
```

## Topics

### Specifying authentication requirements

[`defaultRequirement`](/documentation/LocalAuthentication/LAAuthenticationRequirement/default)

The requirement that requires user authentication.

[`biometryRequirement`](/documentation/LocalAuthentication/LAAuthenticationRequirement/biometry)

The requirement that requires biometric authentication.

[`biometryCurrentSetRequirement`](/documentation/LocalAuthentication/LAAuthenticationRequirement/biometryCurrentSet)

The requirement that requires user authentication with the current set of biometrics.

[`+  biometryRequirementWithFallback:`](/documentation/LocalAuthentication/LAAuthenticationRequirement/biometry(fallback:))

Creates a requirement that requires biometric authentication or a fallback requirement that you specify.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

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

### Inherits From

[`NSObject-swift.class`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObject-swift.class)

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