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# isUserAuthenticationEnabled

The current status of system user authentication.

```
var isUserAuthenticationEnabled: Bool { get }
```

## Discussion

This value is `true` if the system requires device owner authentication challenges to reveal the content of the scene associated with this manager, `false` otherwise.

> Note: This value represents whether protection is enabled in general. It doesn’t indicate the instantaneous state of whether any system-provided shield covers the UI at the moment.

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