# Apple-native Keyring Store
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This is a [keyring credential store provider](https://github.com/open-source-cooperative/keyring-rs/wiki/Keyring) that stores credentials in the native macOS and iOS secure stores. It’s compatible with [keyring-core](https://crates.io/crates/keyring-core) v0.7 and later.
If you are writing client apps that are _not_ code-signed by a provisioning profile (e.g., command-line apps), then you should use the `keychain` module of this store, which accesses the macOS keychain. (This is the module which is most compatible with [keyring v3](https://crates.io/crates/keyring/3.6.3) and earlier.) Specify the `keychain` feature when you build.
If you are writing client apps that _are_ code-signed by a provisioning profile, then you should use the `protected` module of this store, which accesses the Apple Protected Data store. This module supports synchronizing credentials across devices via iCloud. It also supports requiring biometric authentication for credential access (although such credentials can be not be sync’d across devices). Specify the `protected` feature when you build.
If you are writing an iOS app, then you have no choice but to use the protected store. Specify the `protected` feature when you build.
## Usage
To use this keychain-compatible credential store provider, you must take a dependency on the [keyring-core crate](https://crates.io/crates/keyring-core) and on [this crate](https://crates.io/crates/apple-native-keyring-store). Then the exact formula for how to instantiate a credential store and/or a specific entry depends on whether you are using keychain or protected storage, and whether you are using features such as biometric authentication or iCloud synchronization. See the [docs for this crate](https://docs.rs/docs/apple-native-credential-store) for more detail. The `instantiation` example in this crate shows all of the various possibilities and how to use them (but of course the `protected` examples require a code-signed app).
The `operations` example in this crate builds a static library that can be embedded in an XCode app with a provisioning profile such as the [rust-on-ios test harness](https://github.com/brotskydotcom/rust-on-ios). It’s a good source of usage samples if you are writing a sandboxed app.
## Changelog
See the [release history on GitHub](https://github.com/open-source-cooperative/apple-native-keyring-store/releases) for full details.
## License
Licensed under either of
* Apache License, Version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
* MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
at your option.
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