Functions

Creating a Keychain

KCCreateKeychain

Creates a new keychain.

Creating and Disposing of Keychain Item References

KCNewItem	Creates a reference to a keychain item.
KCReleaseItem	Disposes of the memory occupied by a keychain item reference.

Creating and Disposing of Keychain References

KCMakeAliasFromKCRef	Creates an alias from a keychain reference.
KCMakeKCRefFromAlias	Creates a keychain reference from a keychain alias.
KCMakeKCRefFromFSSpec	Creates a keychain reference from a file specification record.
KCReleaseKeychain	Disposes of the memory associated with a keychain reference.

Creating and Disposing of Universal Procedure Pointers (UPPs)

DisposeKCCallbackUPP	Disposes of a UPP to your Keychain event-handling callback function.
NewKCCallbackUPP	Creates a UPP to your Keychain event-handling callback function.

Determining Availability and Version Information

KCGetKeychainManagerVersion	Determines the version of the Keychain Manager installed on the user’s system.
KeychainManagerAvailable	Determines whether the Keychain Manager is available.

Locking and Unlocking Keychains

KCLock	Locks a keychain.
KCUnlock	Unlocks a keychain.

Managing User Interaction

KCIsInteractionAllowed	Reports whether user interaction is allowed.
KCSetInteractionAllowed	Enables you to specify whether user interaction is allowed.

Manipulating Keychain Items

KCAddItem	Adds a keychain item to the default keychain.
KCCopyItem	Copies a keychain item from one keychain to another.
KCDeleteItem	Deletes a keychain item from the default keychain.
KCGetKeychain	Determines the location of a keychain item.
KCUpdateItem	Updates a keychain item.

Registering, Invoking, and Unregistering Your Callback Function

InvokeKCCallbackUPP	Invokes your Keychain event-handling callback function.
KCAddCallback	Registers your Keychain event-handling callback function.
KCRemoveCallback	Unregisters your Keychain event-handling callback function.

Searching for Keychain Items

KCFindFirstItem	Finds the first keychain item in a specified keychain that matches specified attributes.
KCFindNextItem	Finds the next keychain item matching the previously specified search criteria.
KCReleaseSearch	Disposes of the memory occupied by a search criteria reference.

Searching for Keychains

KCCountKeychains	Determines the number of available keychains.
KCGetIndKeychain	Obtains an indexed keychain reference.

Setting and Obtaining Keychain Information

KCChangeSettings	Displays a dialog for changing the keychain name, password, and settings associated with a specified keychain.
KCGetKeychainName	Obtains the name of a keychain.
KCGetStatus	Obtains the status of a keychain.

Setting and Obtaining Keychain Item Attribute Data

KCGetAttribute	Retrieves attribute data from a keychain item.
KCGetData	Retrieves the data stored in a keychain item.
KCSetAttribute	Sets or modifies attribute data for a keychain item.
KCSetData	Sets or modifies the data stored in a keychain item.

Setting and Obtaining the Default Keychain

KCGetDefaultKeychain	Retrieves the default keychain.
KCSetDefaultKeychain	Sets the default keychain.

Storing and Retrieving Passwords

KCAddAppleSharePassword	Adds a new AppleShare server password to the default keychain.
KCAddGenericPassword	Adds a new generic password to the default keychain.
KCAddInternetPassword	Adds a new Internet server password to the default keychain.
KCAddInternetPasswordWithPath	Adds a new Internet server password with a specified path to the default keychain.
KCFindAppleSharePassword	Finds the first AppleShare password in the default keychain that matches the specified parameters.
KCFindGenericPassword	Finds the first generic password in the default keychain matching specified parameters.
KCFindInternetPassword	Finds the first Internet password in the default keychain that matches the specified parameters.
KCFindInternetPasswordWithPath	Finds the first Internet password in the default keychain that matches the specified parameters, including path information.

Working With Certificates

KCChooseCertificate	Displays a list of certificates that the user can choose.
KCFindX509Certificates	Finds certificates in a specified keychain that match the specified search criteria.

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