---
title: pemArmour
framework: security
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: security/secitemimportexportflags/pemarmour
---

# pemArmour

A flag that indicates the exported data should have PEM armor.

## Declaration

```swift
static var pemArmour: SecItemImportExportFlags { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion PEM armor refers to a way of expressing binary data as an ASCII string so that it can be transferred over text-only channels such as email. (PEM stands for an Internet standard, Privacy Enhanced Mail.)