iOS + Gemma 4 Guide

Overview

iOS apps running Gemma 4 via Google AI Edge SDK can use Grantex consent bundles for offline authorization. This guide covers Keychain storage, RS256 JWT verification with CryptoKit and Security framework, Ed25519 audit signing, and hash-chained audit logging in Swift.

Prerequisites

Xcode 15+ with iOS 16+ deployment target
Swift 5.9+
A Grantex account with API key and registered agent

Step 1: SwiftPM Setup

Add the following dependencies to your Package.swift or via Xcode’s package manager:

// Package.swift
dependencies: [
    .package(url: "https://github.com/nicklama/jose-swift.git", from: "3.0.0"),
]

Alternatively, for a lighter approach, use Apple’s CryptoKit and Security framework directly (no third-party JWT library needed). This guide shows both approaches.

Step 2: Define the ConsentBundle Model

import Foundation

struct JWKSSnapshot: Codable {
    let keys: [[String: String]]
    let fetchedAt: String
    let validUntil: String
}

struct OfflineAuditKey: Codable {
    let publicKey: String
    let privateKey: String
    let algorithm: String
}

struct ConsentBundle: Codable {
    let bundleId: String
    let grantToken: String
    let jwksSnapshot: JWKSSnapshot
    let offlineAuditKey: OfflineAuditKey
    let checkpointAt: Int64
    let syncEndpoint: String
    let offlineExpiresAt: String
}

Step 3: Keychain Storage

Store the consent bundle in the iOS Keychain, which provides hardware-backed encryption on devices with Secure Enclave.

import Security
import Foundation

enum BundleStore {
    private static let service = "dev.grantex.bundle"
    private static let account = "active_bundle"

    static func store(_ bundle: ConsentBundle) throws {
        let data = try JSONEncoder().encode(bundle)

        // Delete existing item
        let deleteQuery: [String: Any] = [
            kSecClass as String: kSecClassGenericPassword,
            kSecAttrService as String: service,
            kSecAttrAccount as String: account,
        ]
        SecItemDelete(deleteQuery as CFDictionary)

        // Add new item
        let addQuery: [String: Any] = [
            kSecClass as String: kSecClassGenericPassword,
            kSecAttrService as String: service,
            kSecAttrAccount as String: account,
            kSecValueData as String: data,
            kSecAttrAccessible as String: kSecAttrAccessibleWhenUnlockedThisDeviceOnly,
        ]

        let status = SecItemAdd(addQuery as CFDictionary, nil)
        guard status == errSecSuccess else {
            throw BundleStoreError.keychainWriteFailed(status)
        }
    }

    static func load() throws -> ConsentBundle? {
        let query: [String: Any] = [
            kSecClass as String: kSecClassGenericPassword,
            kSecAttrService as String: service,
            kSecAttrAccount as String: account,
            kSecReturnData as String: true,
            kSecMatchLimit as String: kSecMatchLimitOne,
        ]

        var result: AnyObject?
        let status = SecItemCopyMatching(query as CFDictionary, &result)

        guard status == errSecSuccess, let data = result as? Data else {
            if status == errSecItemNotFound { return nil }
            throw BundleStoreError.keychainReadFailed(status)
        }

        return try JSONDecoder().decode(ConsentBundle.self, from: data)
    }

    static func clear() {
        let query: [String: Any] = [
            kSecClass as String: kSecClassGenericPassword,
            kSecAttrService as String: service,
            kSecAttrAccount as String: account,
        ]
        SecItemDelete(query as CFDictionary)
    }
}

enum BundleStoreError: Error {
    case keychainWriteFailed(OSStatus)
    case keychainReadFailed(OSStatus)
}

Step 4: JWT Verification with Security Framework

Verify RS256 JWTs using Apple’s Security framework. This avoids third-party dependencies and runs entirely on-device.

import Foundation
import Security
import CryptoKit

struct VerifiedGrant {
    let agentDID: String
    let principalDID: String
    let scopes: [String]
    let expiresAt: Date
    let grantId: String
    let depth: Int
}

enum VerificationError: Error {
    case malformedToken
    case blockedAlgorithm(String)
    case missingKid
    case kidNotFound(String)
    case signatureInvalid
    case tokenExpired(Date)
    case scopeViolation(required: [String], granted: [String])
    case delegationDepthExceeded(Int, max: Int)
}

class OfflineVerifier {
    private let jwksSnapshot: JWKSSnapshot
    private let requiredScopes: [String]
    private let clockSkewSeconds: TimeInterval
    private let maxDelegationDepth: Int?
    private let blockedAlgorithms: Set<String> = ["none", "HS256"]

    init(
        jwksSnapshot: JWKSSnapshot,
        requiredScopes: [String] = [],
        clockSkewSeconds: TimeInterval = 30,
        maxDelegationDepth: Int? = nil
    ) {
        self.jwksSnapshot = jwksSnapshot
        self.requiredScopes = requiredScopes
        self.clockSkewSeconds = clockSkewSeconds
        self.maxDelegationDepth = maxDelegationDepth
    }

    func verify(_ token: String) throws -> VerifiedGrant {
        let parts = token.split(separator: ".")
        guard parts.count == 3 else {
            throw VerificationError.malformedToken
        }

        // Decode header
        guard let headerData = base64urlDecode(String(parts[0])),
              let header = try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: headerData) as? [String: Any] else {
            throw VerificationError.malformedToken
        }

        // Check algorithm
        let alg = header["alg"] as? String ?? ""
        guard !blockedAlgorithms.contains(alg) else {
            throw VerificationError.blockedAlgorithm(alg)
        }

        // Get kid
        guard let kid = header["kid"] as? String else {
            throw VerificationError.missingKid
        }

        // Find key in snapshot
        guard let jwk = jwksSnapshot.keys.first(where: { $0["kid"] == kid }) else {
            throw VerificationError.kidNotFound(kid)
        }

        // Build RSA public key from JWK
        let publicKey = try rsaPublicKey(from: jwk)

        // Verify RS256 signature
        let signedInput = "\(parts[0]).\(parts[1])"
        guard let signatureData = base64urlDecode(String(parts[2])),
              let signedData = signedInput.data(using: .utf8) else {
            throw VerificationError.malformedToken
        }

        let verified = SecKeyVerifySignature(
            publicKey,
            .rsaSignatureMessagePKCS1v15SHA256,
            signedData as CFData,
            signatureData as CFData,
            nil
        )

        guard verified else {
            throw VerificationError.signatureInvalid
        }

        // Decode payload
        guard let payloadData = base64urlDecode(String(parts[1])),
              let payload = try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: payloadData) as? [String: Any] else {
            throw VerificationError.malformedToken
        }

        // Check expiry
        guard let exp = payload["exp"] as? TimeInterval else {
            throw VerificationError.malformedToken
        }
        let expiresAt = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: exp)
        let now = Date()
        guard expiresAt.addingTimeInterval(clockSkewSeconds) > now else {
            throw VerificationError.tokenExpired(expiresAt)
        }

        // Extract claims
        let scopes = payload["scp"] as? [String] ?? []
        let agentDID = payload["agt"] as? String ?? ""
        let principalDID = payload["sub"] as? String ?? ""
        let jti = payload["jti"] as? String ?? ""
        let grantId = payload["grnt"] as? String ?? jti
        let depth = payload["delegationDepth"] as? Int ?? 0

        // Enforce scopes
        if !requiredScopes.isEmpty {
            let missing = requiredScopes.filter { !scopes.contains($0) }
            guard missing.isEmpty else {
                throw VerificationError.scopeViolation(
                    required: requiredScopes, granted: scopes
                )
            }
        }

        // Enforce delegation depth
        if let max = maxDelegationDepth, depth > max {
            throw VerificationError.delegationDepthExceeded(depth, max: max)
        }

        return VerifiedGrant(
            agentDID: agentDID,
            principalDID: principalDID,
            scopes: scopes,
            expiresAt: expiresAt,
            grantId: grantId,
            depth: depth
        )
    }

    // MARK: - Helpers

    private func base64urlDecode(_ string: String) -> Data? {
        var base64 = string
            .replacingOccurrences(of: "-", with: "+")
            .replacingOccurrences(of: "_", with: "/")
        let remainder = base64.count % 4
        if remainder > 0 {
            base64 += String(repeating: "=", count: 4 - remainder)
        }
        return Data(base64Encoded: base64)
    }

    private func rsaPublicKey(from jwk: [String: String]) throws -> SecKey {
        guard let n = jwk["n"], let e = jwk["e"],
              let nData = base64urlDecode(n),
              let eData = base64urlDecode(e) else {
            throw VerificationError.malformedToken
        }

        // Build DER-encoded RSA public key
        let keyData = buildRSAPublicKeyDER(modulus: nData, exponent: eData)

        let attributes: [String: Any] = [
            kSecAttrKeyType as String: kSecAttrKeyTypeRSA,
            kSecAttrKeyClass as String: kSecAttrKeyClassPublic,
            kSecAttrKeySizeInBits as String: nData.count * 8,
        ]

        var error: Unmanaged<CFError>?
        guard let key = SecKeyCreateWithData(
            keyData as CFData, attributes as CFDictionary, &error
        ) else {
            throw VerificationError.malformedToken
        }

        return key
    }

    private func buildRSAPublicKeyDER(modulus: Data, exponent: Data) -> Data {
        // ASN.1 DER encoding for RSA public key
        var modBytes = [UInt8](modulus)
        if modBytes[0] >= 0x80 { modBytes.insert(0x00, at: 0) }

        var expBytes = [UInt8](exponent)
        if expBytes[0] >= 0x80 { expBytes.insert(0x00, at: 0) }

        let modEncoded = asn1Integer(modBytes)
        let expEncoded = asn1Integer(expBytes)
        let sequence = asn1Sequence(modEncoded + expEncoded)

        return Data(sequence)
    }

    private func asn1Integer(_ bytes: [UInt8]) -> [UInt8] {
        return [0x02] + asn1Length(bytes.count) + bytes
    }

    private func asn1Sequence(_ bytes: [UInt8]) -> [UInt8] {
        return [0x30] + asn1Length(bytes.count) + bytes
    }

    private func asn1Length(_ length: Int) -> [UInt8] {
        if length < 0x80 { return [UInt8(length)] }
        if length < 0x100 { return [0x81, UInt8(length)] }
        return [0x82, UInt8(length >> 8), UInt8(length & 0xFF)]
    }
}

Step 5: Audit Logging with CryptoKit

Use CryptoKit for SHA-256 hashing and Ed25519 signing.

import CryptoKit
import Foundation

struct SignedAuditEntry: Codable {
    let seq: Int
    let timestamp: String
    let action: String
    let agentDID: String
    let grantId: String
    let scopes: [String]
    let result: String
    let prevHash: String
    let hash: String
    let signature: String
}

class OfflineAuditLog {
    private let privateKey: Curve25519.Signing.PrivateKey
    private let logURL: URL
    private var seq = 0
    private var prevHash = "0000000000000000"

    init(signingKeyPem: String, logURL: URL) throws {
        // Parse Ed25519 private key from PEM
        let base64 = signingKeyPem
            .replacingOccurrences(of: "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----", with: "")
            .replacingOccurrences(of: "-----END PRIVATE KEY-----", with: "")
            .replacingOccurrences(of: "\n", with: "")

        guard let keyData = Data(base64Encoded: base64) else {
            throw AuditLogError.invalidSigningKey
        }

        // Ed25519 private key is the last 32 bytes of the PKCS#8 DER
        let seed = keyData.suffix(32)
        self.privateKey = try Curve25519.Signing.PrivateKey(rawRepresentation: seed)
        self.logURL = logURL

        // Resume from existing log
        if let data = try? String(contentsOf: logURL, encoding: .utf8) {
            let lines = data.split(separator: "\n").filter { !$0.isEmpty }
            if let lastLine = lines.last,
               let lastEntry = try? JSONDecoder().decode(
                   SignedAuditEntry.self,
                   from: Data(lastLine.utf8)
               ) {
                seq = lastEntry.seq
                prevHash = lastEntry.hash
            }
        }
    }

    func append(
        action: String,
        agentDID: String,
        grantId: String,
        scopes: [String],
        result: String
    ) throws -> SignedAuditEntry {
        seq += 1
        let timestamp = ISO8601DateFormatter().string(from: Date())

        // Compute hash
        let hashInput = "\(seq)|\(timestamp)|\(action)|\(agentDID)|\(grantId)|\(scopes.joined(separator: ","))|\(result)||\(prevHash)"
        let hashData = SHA256.hash(data: Data(hashInput.utf8))
        let hash = hashData.map { String(format: "%02x", $0) }.joined()

        // Sign the hash
        let sigData = try privateKey.signature(for: Data(hash.utf8))
        let signature = sigData.map { String(format: "%02x", $0) }.joined()

        let entry = SignedAuditEntry(
            seq: seq,
            timestamp: timestamp,
            action: action,
            agentDID: agentDID,
            grantId: grantId,
            scopes: scopes,
            result: result,
            prevHash: prevHash,
            hash: hash,
            signature: signature
        )

        // Append to log file
        let json = try JSONEncoder().encode(entry)
        let line = String(data: json, encoding: .utf8)! + "\n"
        let handle = try FileHandle(forWritingTo: logURL)
        handle.seekToEndOfFile()
        handle.write(Data(line.utf8))
        handle.closeFile()

        prevHash = hash
        return entry
    }
}

enum AuditLogError: Error {
    case invalidSigningKey
}

Step 6: Usage in a SwiftUI App

import SwiftUI

struct AgentView: View {
    @State private var status = "Initializing..."
    @State private var entries: [String] = []

    var body: some View {
        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
            Text("Gemma 4 Agent").font(.title)
            Text(status).foregroundColor(.secondary)

            List(entries, id: \.self) { entry in
                Text(entry).font(.caption)
            }
        }
        .padding()
        .task { await runAgent() }
    }

    func runAgent() async {
        do {
            guard let bundle = try BundleStore.load() else {
                status = "No bundle. Provision first."
                return
            }

            let verifier = OfflineVerifier(
                jwksSnapshot: bundle.jwksSnapshot,
                requiredScopes: ["sensor:read"]
            )

            let grant = try verifier.verify(bundle.grantToken)
            status = "Verified: \(grant.agentDID)"

            let logURL = FileManager.default
                .urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask)[0]
                .appendingPathComponent("audit.jsonl")

            let auditLog = try OfflineAuditLog(
                signingKeyPem: bundle.offlineAuditKey.privateKey,
                logURL: logURL
            )

            let entry = try auditLog.append(
                action: "sensor.read",
                agentDID: grant.agentDID,
                grantId: grant.grantId,
                scopes: grant.scopes,
                result: "success"
            )

            entries.append("#\(entry.seq): \(entry.action) [\(entry.hash.prefix(12))...]")
        } catch {
            status = "Error: \(error.localizedDescription)"
        }
    }
}

Security Considerations

Keychain protection class: kSecAttrAccessibleWhenUnlockedThisDeviceOnly prevents backup extraction and access when locked.
App Transport Security: ATS is enabled by default. The provisioning and sync calls to api.grantex.dev use HTTPS.
Jailbreak detection: Consider using frameworks like IOSSecuritySuite for high-security use cases. Jailbroken devices can extract Keychain items.
Background execution: If the agent runs in the background, ensure the Keychain item is accessible. Use kSecAttrAccessibleAfterFirstUnlock instead.
Biometric gate: Add kSecAccessControlBiometryCurrentSet to the Keychain item for Face ID / Touch ID protection before accessing the bundle.

Next Steps

Android Guide — integrate on Android
Raspberry Pi Guide — run on Pi 5
Offline Authorization — architecture and security model
Gemma 4 SDK Reference — complete API reference

Getting Started

Core Concepts

Trust & Identity

Offline Authorization

x402 Payment Protocol

MCP Authorization

Compliance

Guides

Case Studies

Examples

iOS + Gemma 4 Guide

Overview

Prerequisites

Step 1: SwiftPM Setup

Step 2: Define the ConsentBundle Model

Step 3: Keychain Storage

Step 4: JWT Verification with Security Framework

Step 5: Audit Logging with CryptoKit

Step 6: Usage in a SwiftUI App

Security Considerations

Next Steps

Getting Started

Core Concepts

Trust & Identity

Offline Authorization

x402 Payment Protocol

MCP Authorization

Compliance

Guides

Case Studies

Examples

​Overview

​Prerequisites

​Step 1: SwiftPM Setup

​Step 2: Define the ConsentBundle Model

​Step 3: Keychain Storage

​Step 4: JWT Verification with Security Framework

​Step 5: Audit Logging with CryptoKit

​Step 6: Usage in a SwiftUI App

​Security Considerations

​Next Steps

Overview

Prerequisites

Step 1: SwiftPM Setup

Step 2: Define the ConsentBundle Model

Step 3: Keychain Storage

Step 4: JWT Verification with Security Framework

Step 5: Audit Logging with CryptoKit

Step 6: Usage in a SwiftUI App

Security Considerations

Next Steps