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# ASAuthorizationWebBrowserPublicKeyCredentialManager.AuthorizationState

An enumeration of values that indicate whether the browser app has access to a person’s passkeys.

```
enum AuthorizationState
```

## Topics

### Passkey access states

[`ASAuthorizationWebBrowserPublicKeyCredentialManager.AuthorizationState.authorized`](/documentation/AuthenticationServices/ASAuthorizationWebBrowserPublicKeyCredentialManager/AuthorizationState/authorized)

Someone allows the browser app to use passkeys stored in the keychain, and managed by third-party credential manager apps.

[`ASAuthorizationWebBrowserPublicKeyCredentialManager.AuthorizationState.denied`](/documentation/AuthenticationServices/ASAuthorizationWebBrowserPublicKeyCredentialManager/AuthorizationState/denied)

Someone forbids the browser app to use passkeys stored in the keychain, and managed by third-party credential manager apps.

[`ASAuthorizationWebBrowserPublicKeyCredentialManager.AuthorizationState.notDetermined`](/documentation/AuthenticationServices/ASAuthorizationWebBrowserPublicKeyCredentialManager/AuthorizationState/notDetermined)

The person has yet to choose whether to allow the browser app to access passkeys stored on the keychain, or managed by third-party credential managers.


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