---
title: residentKeyPreference
framework: authenticationservices
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: authenticationservices/asauthorizationsecuritykeypublickeycredentialregistrationrequest/residentkeypreference
---

# residentKeyPreference

The preference that indicates where the resident key resides.

## Declaration

```swift
var residentKeyPreference: ASAuthorizationPublicKeyCredentialResidentKeyPreference { get set }
```

## See Also

### Getting the properties

- [credentialParameters](authenticationservices/asauthorizationsecuritykeypublickeycredentialregistrationrequest/credentialparameters.md)
- [excludedCredentials](authenticationservices/asauthorizationsecuritykeypublickeycredentialregistrationrequest/excludedcredentials.md)