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Keychain Usage: iOS Interview Question

Keychain Usage interview question with a clear example answer for iOS engineers. Practice with AceMobileInterview.

This is a common iOS interview topic: Keychain Usage.

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  1. 1.What belongs in Keychain vs UserDefaults?

    Secrets/tokens/credentials → Keychain. Preferences/flags → UserDefaults. Never store auth tokens in UserDefaults. Use accessibility levels and biometric access control appropriately.

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