---
title: SecItemAttr.authenticationTypeItemAttr
framework: security
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: security/secitemattr/authenticationtypeitemattr
---

# SecItemAttr.authenticationTypeItemAttr

Identifies the authentication type attribute.

## Declaration

```swift
case authenticationTypeItemAttr
```

## Discussion

Discussion You use this tag to set or get a value of type SecAuthenticationType that represents the Internet authentication scheme. For possible authentication values, see SecAuthenticationType. This is unique to Internet password attributes.