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# kSecCodeInfoFormat

A key whose value is a string representing the type and format of the code in a form suitable for display to a knowledgeable user.

```
let kSecCodeInfoFormat: CFString
```

## Discussion

The value is a <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFString> object.

This is generic information returned regardless of which [Code Signing Information Flags](/documentation/Security/code-signing-information-flags)  you pass to the [`SecCodeCopySigningInformation(_:_:_:)`](/documentation/Security/SecCodeCopySigningInformation(_:_:_:)) function.

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