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# policies()

Returns an array of policies used to evaluate the status of the displayed certificates.

```
func policies() -> [Any]!
```

## Discussion

This method returns an autoreleased <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Foundation/NSArray> containing one or more objects of type <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Security/SecPolicy> , as set by a previous [`setPolicies(_:)`](/documentation/SecurityInterface/SFChooseIdentityPanel/setPolicies(_:)) call, or the Apple X.509 Basic Policy if [`setPolicies(_:)`](/documentation/SecurityInterface/SFChooseIdentityPanel/setPolicies(_:)) has not been called. See <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Security/certificate-key-and-trust-services> in <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Security/certificate-key-and-trust-services> for a list of policies and object identifiers provided by the [AppleX509TP Module](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Security/Conceptual/cryptoservices/CDSA/CDSA.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40011172-CH4-CHDEEDBE).

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