---
title: discouraged
framework: authenticationservices
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: authenticationservices/asauthorizationpublickeycredentialresidentkeypreference/discouraged
---

# discouraged

The preference for the device not to store the resident key.

## Declaration

```swift
static let discouraged: ASAuthorizationPublicKeyCredentialResidentKeyPreference
```

## See Also

### Getting preferences

- [preferred](authenticationservices/asauthorizationpublickeycredentialresidentkeypreference/preferred.md)
- [required](authenticationservices/asauthorizationpublickeycredentialresidentkeypreference/required.md)