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Screensaver

com.apple.screensaver

The payload that configures the screen saver.

macOS

macOS 10.11+exclusive

Configuration Keys (6)

Key	Type	Title	Description	Default	Range
`askForPassword`	boolean	Require password to unlock screen.	If 'true', the user is prompted for a password when the screen saver is unlocked or stopped. When you use this prompt, you must also provide 'askForPasswordDelay'. Available in macOS 10.13 and later. Depends on: askForPasswordDelay	false	—
`askForPasswordDelay`	integer	Require password delay	The number of seconds to delay before the password will be required to unlock or stop the screen saver (the grace period). A value of '2147483647' (for example, '0x7FFFFFFF') disables this requirement. To use this option, you must set 'askForPassword' to 'true'. Available in macOS 10.13 and later. Depends on: askForPassword ∈ [true]	0	—
`loginWindowModulePath`	string	Screensaver path	The full path to the screen-saver module to use.	—	—
`loginWindowIdleTime`	integer	LoginWindow Screensaver idle time	The number of seconds of inactivity before the screen saver activates (0 = Never activate).	300	—
`idleTime`	integer	Screensaver idle time	The number of seconds of inactivity before the screen saver activates (0 = Never activate).	300	—
`moduleName`	string	Screensaver Module Name	The name of the screen saver module.	"Flurry"	—