---
title: kSecAttrIssuer
framework: security
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: security/ksecattrissuer
---

# kSecAttrIssuer

A key whose value indicates the item’s issuer.

## Declaration

```swift
let kSecAttrIssuer: CFString
```

## Discussion

Discussion The corresponding value is of type CFData and contains the X.500 issuer name of a certificate. Items of class kSecClassCertificate have this attribute. Read only.