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# Keychain Import and Export Options

Use these constants when you pass dictionary-based arguments to import and export functions.

## Topics

### Constants

[`let kSecImportExportPassphrase: CFString`](/documentation/Security/kSecImportExportPassphrase)

A passphrase (represented by a `CFStringRef` object) to be used when exporting to or importing from PKCS#12 format.

[`let kSecImportExportKeychain: CFString`](/documentation/Security/kSecImportExportKeychain)

A keychain represented by a SecKeychainRef to be used as the target when importing or exporting.

[`let kSecImportExportAccess: CFString`](/documentation/Security/kSecImportExportAccess)

An initial access control list represented by a [`SecAccess`](/documentation/Security/SecAccess) object.


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