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# LAEnvironment.Mechanism

```
class Mechanism
```

## Relationships

### Inherited By

[`MechanismBiometry`](/documentation/LocalAuthentication/LAEnvironment/MechanismBiometry)

[`MechanismCompanion`](/documentation/LocalAuthentication/LAEnvironment/MechanismCompanion)

[`MechanismUserPassword`](/documentation/LocalAuthentication/LAEnvironment/MechanismUserPassword)

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

### Inherits From

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

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