# Authorization Name Tags Use name tags to define authorization security items. ## Discussion These tags are possible values for the `name` field of an [`AuthorizationItem`](/documentation/Security/AuthorizationItem) structure. This is not an all-inclusive set. You determine the name of the right to request. These environment tags are for future use. ## Topics ### Constants [`var kAuthorizationEnvironmentUsername: String`](/documentation/Security/kAuthorizationEnvironmentUsername) The type for an authorization item containing a user name. [`var kAuthorizationEnvironmentPassword: String`](/documentation/Security/kAuthorizationEnvironmentPassword) The type for an authorization item containing a password. [`var kAuthorizationEnvironmentShared: String`](/documentation/Security/kAuthorizationEnvironmentShared) The type for an authorization item containing a shared right. [`var kAuthorizationRightExecute: String`](/documentation/Security/kAuthorizationRightExecute) The type for an authorization item requesting the right to execute with privileges. [`var kAuthorizationEnvironmentPrompt: String`](/documentation/Security/kAuthorizationEnvironmentPrompt) The type for an authorization item containing the name of the item that should be passed into the environment when specifying invocation-specific additional text. [`var kAuthorizationEnvironmentIcon: String`](/documentation/Security/kAuthorizationEnvironmentIcon) The type for an authorization item containing the name of the item that should be passed into the environment when specifying an alternate icon. [`var kAuthorizationPamResult: String`](/documentation/Security/kAuthorizationPamResult) The type for an authorization item containing a return code from a Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM). --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)