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# Getting Started

**Add the Required Permissions**

To access camera features, add the following key to your app's Info.plist file

```xml
<key>NSFaceIDUsageDescription</key>
<string>Description of why your app needs selfie ID biometrics</string>
```

### **Add the SDK as a Dependency**

To integrate `CredentialServicesKit`, utilize CocoaPods and incorporate the `CredentialServicesKit` pod URL as indicated

```groovy
pod 'CredentialServicesKit', podspec:
'https://sdk-repo.vida.id/ios/vidaCDK/x.y.z.podspec'
```

X.Y.Z is the version of the framework that you want to use.