Sample CodeiOS, iPadOS, Mac CatalystReviewed 2026-07-21View on Apple Developer

Performing fast account creation with passkeys

At a glance

Item Summary
Purpose Allow people to quickly create an account with passkeys and associated domains.
App architecture A Swift sample with the source-visible chain FastPasskeyAccountCreationAppContentViewAuthenticationServices APIs.
Main patterns No named application pattern supported by the extracted structure
Project style 5 scanned source file(s) across Swift, organized around ranked entry, type, and file boundaries.

Project structure

Source bundle/
├── FastPasskeyAccountCreation/
│   ├── FastPasskeyAccountCreation/
│   │   ├── FastPasskeyAccountCreationApp.swift
│   │   ├── ContentView.swift
│   │   ├── SignUpView.swift
│   │   ├── UserHomeView.swift
│   │   ├── AccountState.swift
│   │   └── FastPasskeyAccountCreation.entitlements
│   └── FastPasskeyAccountCreation.xcodeproj/
│       ├── .xcodesamplecode.plist
│       └── project.pbxproj
└── Configuration/
    └── SampleCode.xcconfig

Structure observations

  • Architecturally prominent files are ranked from entry points and role-named declarations; resource-only paths are omitted.
  • Primary languages: Swift.
  • The verified tree contains 4 project/configuration file(s) and 5 source declaration(s).

Overall architecture

Reference code

FastPasskeyAccountCreation/FastPasskeyAccountCreation/FastPasskeyAccountCreationApp.swift:10 — architecture anchor

@main
struct FastPasskeyAccountCreationApp: App {
    var body: some Scene {
        WindowGroup {
            ContentView()
        }
    }
}

Interpretation

The arrows summarize the source-visible entry, role-named types or folders, and framework direction; when nodes come from structural folders, the sequence is a high-level interpretation rather than proof that every adjacent node calls the next. Ownership is claimed only where the next section cites a stored property or assignment. The diagram is intentionally limited to the dominant path into Authentication Services.

Ownership and state

Ownership evidence

FastPasskeyAccountCreation/FastPasskeyAccountCreation/ContentView.swift:12 — stored dependency or nearest verified ownership anchor

    @State var accountState = AccountState()
Owner Object or state Relationship Mutation authority
ContentView AccountState (accountState) owns wrapper-managed state App/module collaborators
SignUpView Logger (logger) creates and retains Initialized by the owner; the binding is immutable

Composition arrows indicate a source-visible construction expression or locally owned value state; aggregation means the owner stores or receives a dependency without proving exclusive lifetime ownership.

Class and protocol design

FastPasskeyAccountCreation/FastPasskeyAccountCreation/FastPasskeyAccountCreationApp.swift:11 — representative type boundary

struct FastPasskeyAccountCreationApp: App {
    var body: some Scene {
        WindowGroup {
            ContentView()
        }
    }
}
Type Responsibility Depends on or conforms to
FastPasskeyAccountCreationApp Application entry and top-level composition App
ContentView User-interface presentation and input forwarding View
SignUpView User-interface presentation and input forwarding View
UserHomeView User-interface presentation and input forwarding View
AccountState Represents mutable feature state Concrete collaborators/imported frameworks

No local protocol conformance is claimed as protocol-oriented design; external framework conformances are listed only as dependencies.

Access control

Symbol Access Verified effect Likely rationale
authorizationController (FastPasskeyAccountCreation/FastPasskeyAccountCreation/SignUpView.swift:13) private Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. Inference: keep state mutation or dependency lifetime inside the owning implementation.
accountState (FastPasskeyAccountCreation/FastPasskeyAccountCreation/SignUpView.swift:14) private Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. Inference: keep state mutation or dependency lifetime inside the owning implementation.
logger (FastPasskeyAccountCreation/FastPasskeyAccountCreation/SignUpView.swift:16) private Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. Inference: keep state mutation or dependency lifetime inside the owning implementation.
performSignUpWithPasskey (FastPasskeyAccountCreation/FastPasskeyAccountCreation/SignUpView.swift:29) private Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. Inference: hide an implementation step that is not part of the collaboration surface.

Reference code

FastPasskeyAccountCreation/FastPasskeyAccountCreation/SignUpView.swift:13 — representative boundary

    @Environment(\.authorizationController) private var authorizationController

Swift declarations without a modifier are internal; explicit private, fileprivate, private(set), public, or open entries above are interpreted by language semantics. Objective-C/C samples instead rely on header and implementation boundaries, which are not equivalent to Swift lexical privacy.

Logic ownership and placement

Logic Owning type or file Placement rationale
Application entry and top-level composition FastPasskeyAccountCreationApp The source’s App suffix makes this role explicit.
User-interface presentation and input forwarding ContentView, SignUpView, UserHomeView The source’s View suffix makes this role explicit.

Design patterns

Pattern Source evidence Purpose or tradeoff
No named application pattern FastPasskeyAccountCreation/FastPasskeyAccountCreation/FastPasskeyAccountCreationApp.swift:10 The verified source directly composes concrete framework types; this document avoids forcing a pattern name.

Naming conventions

  • Types: App: FastPasskeyAccountCreationApp; View: ContentView, SignUpView, UserHomeView.
  • Protocols: no local protocol declaration in the scanned source.
  • Methods: performSignUpWithPasskey, fetchChallenge, fetchUserID, performSignInWithApple.
  • Files: FastPasskeyAccountCreation/FastPasskeyAccountCreation/FastPasskeyAccountCreationApp.swift, FastPasskeyAccountCreation/FastPasskeyAccountCreation/ContentView.swift, FastPasskeyAccountCreation/FastPasskeyAccountCreation/SignUpView.swift, FastPasskeyAccountCreation/FastPasskeyAccountCreation/UserHomeView.swift, FastPasskeyAccountCreation/FastPasskeyAccountCreation/AccountState.swift.

Architecture takeaways

  • FastPasskeyAccountCreationApp is the main source-visible entry or composition anchor for this sample.
  • Framework work reaches SwiftUI, AuthenticationServices through a deliberately small high-level chain; the detailed API graph remains inside the cited implementation files.
  • Stored-property evidence identifies lifecycle collaboration; it does not by itself prove exclusive object ownership.
  • Access-control conclusions separate verified language visibility from the likely design rationale.
  • The source does not justify labeling the design protocol-oriented.

Source map

Source file Relevant symbols
FastPasskeyAccountCreation/FastPasskeyAccountCreation/FastPasskeyAccountCreationApp.swift FastPasskeyAccountCreationApp
FastPasskeyAccountCreation/FastPasskeyAccountCreation/ContentView.swift ContentView
FastPasskeyAccountCreation/FastPasskeyAccountCreation/SignUpView.swift SignUpView
FastPasskeyAccountCreation/FastPasskeyAccountCreation/UserHomeView.swift UserHomeView
FastPasskeyAccountCreation/FastPasskeyAccountCreation/AccountState.swift AccountState