# DaprComponentSpecMetadataSecret Properties

- Package: [CommunityToolkit.Aspire.Hosting.Dapr](/reference/api/csharp/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.dapr.md)
- Type: [DaprComponentSpecMetadataSecret](/reference/api/csharp/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.dapr/daprcomponentspecmetadatasecret.md)
- Kind: `Properties`
- Members: `1`

Represents a Dapr component spec metadata item with a secret key reference

## SecretKeyRef

- Name: `SecretKeyRef`
- Modifiers: `get; set`
- Returns: [DaprSecretKeyRef](/reference/api/csharp/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.dapr/daprsecretkeyref.md)
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/Aspire/blob/30a4b632065206d447183d2baabf6dfb3678d4af/src/CommunityToolkit.Aspire.Hosting.Dapr/DaprComponentSchema.cs)

The secret key reference of the metadata item

```csharp
public DaprSecretKeyRef SecretKeyRef { get; set; }
```