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# AuthorizationContextFlags

The flags that specify whether authentication data should be made available to the authorization client.

```
enum AuthorizationContextFlags : UInt32;
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`kAuthorizationContextFlagExtractable`](/documentation/Security/AuthorizationContextFlags/kAuthorizationContextFlagExtractable)

It is possible for the authorization client to use the [`AuthorizationCopyInfo(_:_:_:)`](/documentation/Security/AuthorizationCopyInfo(_:_:_:)) function to obtain the value.

[`kAuthorizationContextFlagVolatile`](/documentation/Security/AuthorizationContextFlags/kAuthorizationContextFlagVolatile)

The value is not saved for the authorization client.

[`kAuthorizationContextFlagSticky`](/documentation/Security/AuthorizationContextFlags/kAuthorizationContextFlagSticky)

This data persists through an interrupted or failed evaluation.


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