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# requiresAuthentication

A Boolean value that indicates whether adding a card requires an authorization-user-interface extension provided by your app.

```
var requiresAuthentication: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

If you return `true` your app must provide a [`PKIssuerProvisioningExtensionAuthorizationProviding`](/documentation/PassKit/PKIssuerProvisioningExtensionAuthorizationProviding) UI extension.

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