---
title: kSecClassGenericPassword
framework: security
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: security/ksecclassgenericpassword
---

# kSecClassGenericPassword

The value that indicates a generic password item.

## Declaration

```swift
let kSecClassGenericPassword: CFString
```

## Mentioned in

Adding a password to the keychain

## Discussion

Discussion The following keychain item attributes form the composite primary key of a generic password item: kSecAttrAccessGroup (on macOS, this key only applies if you set kSecUseDataProtectionKeychain or kSecAttrSynchronizable to true) kSecAttrAccount kSecAttrService kSecAttrSynchronizable Calls to SecItemAdd(_:_:) that add a generic password item with the same values for all of these attributes as an existing item result in errSecDuplicateItem. The following keychain item attributes apply to a generic password item, and don’t form part of its composite primary key: kSecAttrAccess (macOS only) kSecAttrAccessControl kSecAttrAccessible (on macOS, this key only applies if you set kSecUseDataProtectionKeychain or kSecAttrSynchronizable to true) kSecAttrCreationDate kSecAttrModificationDate kSecAttrDescription kSecAttrComment kSecAttrCreator kSecAttrType kSecAttrLabel kSecAttrIsInvisible kSecAttrIsNegative kSecAttrGeneric