diff --git a/cf/framework-security.m4 b/cf/framework-security.m4
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+AC_DEFUN([rk_FRAMEWORK_SECURITY], [
+
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for framework security])
+AC_CACHE_VAL(rk_cv_framework_security,
+[
+if test "$rk_cv_framework_security" != yes; then
+	ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+	LIBS="$ac_save_LIBS -framework Security -framework CoreFoundation"
+	AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <Security/Security.h>
+]],
+[[SecKeychainSearchRef searchRef;
+SecKeychainSearchCreateFromAttributes(NULL,kSecCertificateItemClass,NULL, &searchRef);
+CFRelease(&searchRef);
+]])],[rk_cv_framework_security=yes])
+	LIBS="$ac_save_LIBS"
+fi
+])
+
+if test "$rk_cv_framework_security" = yes; then
+   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FRAMEWORK_SECURITY, 1, [Have -framework Security])
+fi
+AM_CONDITIONAL(FRAMEWORK_SECURITY, test "$rk_cv_framework_security" = yes)
+
+])