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# NEHotspotHelperResult

The result of handling a hotspot command.

```
enum NEHotspotHelperResult
```

## Topics

### Results

[`kNEHotspotHelperResultSuccess`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEHotspotHelperResult/success)

The command was handled successfully.

[`kNEHotspotHelperResultFailure`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEHotspotHelperResult/failure)

The command failed to be handled.

[`kNEHotspotHelperResultUIRequired`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEHotspotHelperResult/uiRequired)

The operation requires user interaction. This result is only valid in response to a command with type [`NEHotspotHelperCommandType.authenticate`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEHotspotHelperCommandType/authenticate).

[`kNEHotspotHelperResultCommandNotRecognized`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEHotspotHelperResult/commandNotRecognized)

The helper did not recognize the command type.

[`kNEHotspotHelperResultAuthenticationRequired`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEHotspotHelperResult/authenticationRequired)

The network requires authentication again. This result is only valid in response to a command with type [`NEHotspotHelperCommandType.maintain`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEHotspotHelperCommandType/maintain).

[`kNEHotspotHelperResultUnsupportedNetwork`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEHotspotHelperResult/unsupportedNetwork)

After attempting to authenticate, the Hotspot Helper app determined that it can’t perform the authentication. This result is only valid in response to commands of type [`NEHotspotHelperCommandType.authenticate`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEHotspotHelperCommandType/authenticate) and [`NEHotspotHelperCommandType.presentUI`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEHotspotHelperCommandType/presentUI).

[`kNEHotspotHelperResultTemporaryFailure`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEHotspotHelperResult/temporaryFailure)

The Hotspot Helper app determined that it is temporarily unable to perform the authentication. This result is only valid in response to commands of type [`NEHotspotHelperCommandType.authenticate`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEHotspotHelperCommandType/authenticate) and [`NEHotspotHelperCommandType.presentUI`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEHotspotHelperCommandType/presentUI).

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

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

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