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# SecIdentity

An abstract Core Foundation-type object representing an identity.

```
class SecIdentity
```

## Overview

A [`SecIdentity`](/documentation/Security/SecIdentity) object contains a [`SecKey`](/documentation/Security/SecKey) object and an associated [`SecCertificate`](/documentation/Security/SecCertificate) object.

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