Frameworks - Privacy and Security

• WWDC 2019
• Session 708
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Privacy is a more important issue than ever for your users. Learn about new features and privacy engineering techniques that can help you earn customer trust, create more personal experiences, and improve user engagement.

• Tech Talks
• Session 703
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European Union regulation that requires developers to give users visibility and control over the personal data you store on their behalf. Learn how to use new and existing CloudKit APIs to build privacy into your apps and make sure customers can...

• WWDC 2018
• Session 222
• iOS, macOS

A lot can go wrong when loading data into your app. Whether you work directly with JSON and property lists, or with higher-level APIs such as NSCoding and Codable, learn how to defend your customers and secure your code against invalid or malicious data. Avoid fatal assumptions by validating...

• WWDC 2018
• Session 718
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

At Apple, we believe in building products with both great features and great privacy. Learn how to apply privacy engineering techniques to your apps so you can build trust with users to unlock better experiences and engagement. And find out how new privacy features can benefit you and your users.

• WWDC 2018
• Session 507
• iOS, tvOS

AVContentKeySession allows for the management of FairPlay content decryption keys for HTTP Live Streaming. It offers a simplified key loading process that provides applications with control over the lifecycle of content keys, and features such as dual-expiry keys for offline movie rentals. Learn...

• WWDC 2018
• Session 204
• iOS, macOS, tvOS

Passwords and security codes are a modern necessity required for security and privacy. iOS 12 eases the tedious aspects of account setup and sign-in by automatically suggesting and using strong, unique passwords — even from within apps — and by bringing one-time codes to the QuickType bar so...

• WWDC 2018
• Session 207
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Whether you use web content in your app via an embedded WebKit view, deliver pure web apps, or create web content to be embedded by others, it's important to ensure that you are using the most current web security standards. Learn techniques like such as special cookie attributes and HTTP...

• WWDC 2018
• Session 721
• iOS, macOS

Password AutoFill delivers the ability to fill passwords seamlessly within iOS apps and Safari. Join us to learn how app developers who provide credential management can surface their credentials during sign-in within apps and on the web.

• WWDC 2018
• Session 702
• macOS

Apple is on a mission to advance the state of Mac security, and we want your apps to be there with us. Learn about new protections for user data, new capabilities with Developer ID, and how you can best secure your apps.

• WWDC 2017
• Session 701
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Security standards are continuing to evolve to counter emerging threats, and so too must your apps if you want to best protect your users and their data. Learn about new developments in certificate handling, TLS, and certificate status checking on iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS that impact your apps.

• WWDC 2017
• Session 206
• iOS

Logging in to an app is a source of friction that can lead to user abandonment. Password AutoFill is a new feature in iOS 11 that makes logging in easy by putting users' passwords directly on the keyboard in your login UI. Learn how to guarantee that Password AutoFill works in your app to make...

• WWDC 2017
• Session 713
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Location technologies are core to delivering context-based services within your app. Discover how advances in the Core Location Framework APIs provide new and more performant features in a manner designed to provide confidence for you privacy-conscious users. See how changes in iOS 11 provide...

• WWDC 2017
• Session 702
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Protecting user privacy is a core principal in the Apple ecosystem. Learn what that means for the way you design and implement your apps, and learn about privacy-related changes, including new APIs, in the next versions of iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS.

• WWDC 2017
• Session 249
• iOS

Unwanted SMS and MMS messages are a persistent, frustrating nuisance. Identity Lookup is a new framework that allows you to participate in the process of filtering incoming messages. Get the details of how to identify and prevent these unsolicited messages. Understand the options for on-device...

• WWDC 2016
• Session 709
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Learn about new developments in Privacy on iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS that impact you and your apps. Explore techniques to respect your users' privacy while building great features into your apps.

• WWDC 2016
• Session 706
• iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

Designing security into your app requires that you follow secure coding practices and use the security features that are built into the operating system. Learn about new developments in Security on iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS that impact your apps. Hear about best practices for developing and...

• WWDC 2016
• Session 705
• iOS

Have you saved our 63-page iOS security white paper to your Reading List but find yourself too busy making great apps to get through it? You can keep your good intentions to devour every last detail, but meanwhile come join us for an illuminating talk on why we care so deeply about security as a...

• WWDC 2015
• Session 717

The Network Extension framework allows apps to customize and extend the core networking features of iOS and OS X. Learn how to use new VPN features and NetworkExtension API to create network security solutions for education and enterprise.

• WWDC 2015
• Session 706
• iOS, macOS, watchOS

Your reputation depends on protecting your users' data. Do this by taking advantage of the Security frameworks built into iOS, OS X and watchOS. Find out about new developments in Security and learn the best practices to develop secure apps and protect your users' data.

• WWDC 2015
• Session 703
• iOS, macOS, watchOS

Learn about new developments in Privacy in iOS, OS X, and watchOS that impact your apps. Hear about best practices for delivering great features and respecting your customers' privacy.

• WWDC 2014
• Session 715
• iOS, macOS

Learn about new iOS and OS X privacy features and get details on new and updated APIs. Hear best practices for delivering great features and respecting your customers' privacy.

• WWDC 2014
• Session 711
• iOS

The Keychain has always been the most secure place to store passwords and other sensitive data. iOS 8 introduces significant new security features. Discover how to integrate Touch ID into your apps using the Keychain and the new LocalAuthentication framework. Learn about other Keychain...