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# SecKeyImportExportParameters

The legacy import/export parameter structure.

```
struct SecKeyImportExportParameters
```

## Overview

PKCS12 is an abbreviation for Public-Key Cryptography Standard # 12. This standard, by RSA Security, provides a format for external representation of keys and certificates and is described in *PKCS 12 v1.0: Personal Information Exchange Syntax*.

## Topics

### Instance Properties

[`accessRef`](/documentation/Security/SecKeyImportExportParameters/accessRef)

Specifies the initial access controls of imported private keys.

[`alertPrompt`](/documentation/Security/SecKeyImportExportParameters/alertPrompt)

The prompt to display in the secure passphrase alert panel.

[`alertTitle`](/documentation/Security/SecKeyImportExportParameters/alertTitle)

The title to display in the secure passphrase alert panel.

[`flags`](/documentation/Security/SecKeyImportExportParameters/flags)

The bitwise `OR` of zero or more key import/export flags.

[`keyAttributes`](/documentation/Security/SecKeyImportExportParameters/keyAttributes)

A word of bits constituting the low-level attribute flags for imported keys.

[`keyUsage`](/documentation/Security/SecKeyImportExportParameters/keyUsage)

A word of bits constituting the low-level use flags for imported keys.

[`passphrase`](/documentation/Security/SecKeyImportExportParameters/passphrase)

The password to use during key import or export.

[`version`](/documentation/Security/SecKeyImportExportParameters/version)

The version of this structure.

### Initializers

[`init(version:flags:passphrase:alertTitle:alertPrompt:accessRef:keyUsage:keyAttributes:)`](/documentation/Security/SecKeyImportExportParameters/init(version:flags:passphrase:alertTitle:alertPrompt:accessRef:keyUsage:keyAttributes:))

Creates a new import/export parameter structure.


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