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Overview
KeychainAccess is a Swift wrapper around Security framework Keychain APIs. It stores and retrieves application or internet passwords and also exposes access groups, accessibility, iCloud synchronization, and Touch ID/Face ID protection through a fluent interface.
Features and best fit
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Key features
Store and retrieve String or Data values in service- or server-scoped keychains
Keychain(service:) and Keychain(server:protocolType:) can use subscripts or set/get methods to persist credentials. This provides a small Swift API for moving tokens and passwords into Keychain rather than general application storage.
Sources: [2]
Configure accessibility, sharing, iCloud synchronization, and biometric policies
Accessibility, accessGroup, synchronizable, and authenticationPolicy settings can define how items are protected and shared. Face ID requires NSFaceIDUsageDescription, and the README warns that operations requiring authentication should run off the main thread.
Sources: [2]
Best fit
Fits iOS applications that keep tokens, credentials, and device secrets in Keychain
It is useful when applications need to store login tokens, API credentials, or device-specific secrets without spreading low-level Security framework calls throughout application code.
Sources: [2]
Before adoption
The latest release is from 2021, so verify it against current Swift and Xcode
The latest GitHub release is v4.2.2 from March 2021. Its Package.swift uses Swift tools 5.0 and declares iOS 8+. The repository was last pushed in May 2024, so current Swift/Xcode builds, strict-concurrency diagnostics, deployment settings, and runtime behavior should be verified before adoption.
Official sources
- [1]kishikawakatsumi/KeychainAccess — GitHub repository(2026-10-06)
- [2]KeychainAccess v4.2.2 — README(2026-10-06)
- [3]KeychainAccess v4.2.2 — Package.swift(2026-10-06)
- [4]KeychainAccess v4.2.2 release(2026-10-06)
- [5]KeychainAccess MIT license(2026-10-06)
Supplemental curator note
KeychainAccess fits iOS applications that store tokens and credentials in Keychain without directly using low-level Security framework APIs. The latest release is from 2021, so verify current Swift/Xcode builds and runtime behavior before adoption.
Try it in 3 steps
- 1
Add KeychainAccess 4.2.2 with SwiftPM
Pin the latest GitHub release. Because the release is old, verify it builds with the current Swift and Xcode toolchain first.
.package(url: "https://github.com/kishikawakatsumi/KeychainAccess.git", exact: "4.2.2") - 2
Create a service-scoped Keychain
Create a Keychain wrapper scoped to the application credential service.
import KeychainAccess let keychain = Keychain(service: "com.example.app") - 3
Store and read an access token
Use the set/get methods and confirm the credential path is backed by Keychain instead of general application storage.
try keychain.set("token-value", key: "accessToken") let token = try keychain.get("accessToken")
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- keychain
- touch-id
- security
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