What makes a keychain item unique (in iOS)?

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The primary keys are as follows (derived from open source files from Apple, see Schema.m4, KeySchema.m4 and SecItem.cpp):

  • For a keychain item of class kSecClassGenericPassword, the primary key is the combination of
    kSecAttrAccount and kSecAttrService.
  • For a keychain item of class kSecClassInternetPassword, the primary key is the combination of kSecAttrAccount, kSecAttrSecurityDomain, kSecAttrServer, kSecAttrProtocol, kSecAttrAuthenticationType, kSecAttrPort and kSecAttrPath.
  • For a keychain item of class kSecClassCertificate, the primary key is the combination of kSecAttrCertificateType, kSecAttrIssuer and kSecAttrSerialNumber.
  • For a keychain item of class kSecClassKey, the primary key is the combination of kSecAttrApplicationLabel, kSecAttrApplicationTag, kSecAttrKeyType,
    kSecAttrKeySizeInBits, kSecAttrEffectiveKeySize, and the creator, start date and end date which are not exposed by SecItem yet.
  • For a keychain item of class kSecClassIdentity I haven’t found info on the primary key fields in the open source files, but as an identity is the combination of a private key and a certificate, I assume the primary key is the combination of the primary key fields for kSecClassKey and kSecClassCertificate.

As each keychain item belongs to a keychain access group, it feels like the keychain access group (field kSecAttrAccessGroup) is an added field to all these primary keys.

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