diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d5aa04c..987743e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.1.1] - 2024-01-05
+### Changed
+- System keychain is located using Security framework API.
+
 ## [1.1.0] - 2023-09-14
 ### Added
 - Import and export capability for certificates, keys, and identities.
diff --git a/Sources/Haversack/Security/KeychainFile.swift b/Sources/Haversack/Security/KeychainFile.swift
index ff25daa..5a3f265 100644
--- a/Sources/Haversack/Security/KeychainFile.swift
+++ b/Sources/Haversack/Security/KeychainFile.swift
@@ -31,10 +31,27 @@ public class KeychainFile {
     public static let systemRootCertificates = KeychainFile(at: rootCertificatesKeychainPath)
 
     /// The path to the system keychain.
-    static let systemKeychainPath = "/Library/Keychains/System.keychain"
+    static let systemKeychainPath = system.path
 
     /// An instance of ``KeychainFile`` that points at the system keychain
-    public static let system = KeychainFile(at: systemKeychainPath)
+    public static let system: KeychainFile = {
+        let legacySystemKeychainPath = "/Library/Keychains/System.keychain"
+        var searchList: CFArray?
+        let status = withUnsafeMutablePointer(to: &searchList) {
+            SecKeychainCopyDomainSearchList(.system, UnsafeMutablePointer($0))
+        }
+
+        guard status == errSecSuccess else {
+            // attempt to use traditional path, may fail later
+            return KeychainFile(at: legacySystemKeychainPath)
+        }
+
+        guard let searchList = searchList as? [SecKeychain], let systemKeychain = searchList.first else {
+            return KeychainFile(at: legacySystemKeychainPath)
+        }
+
+        return KeychainFile(reference: systemKeychain)
+    }()
 
     /// The full path to the keychain file.
     public let path: FilePath
@@ -55,6 +72,29 @@ public class KeychainFile {
         self.passwordProvider = passwordProvider
     }
 
+    /// Create an instance from an existing keychain reference
+    /// - Parameters:
+    ///   - reference: A reference to a `SecKeychain`.
+    init(reference: SecKeychain) {
+        passwordProvider = nil
+        self.reference = reference
+
+        var pathLength = UInt32(PATH_MAX)
+        let pathName = UnsafeMutablePointer<CChar>.allocate(capacity: Int(pathLength))
+        let status = withUnsafeMutablePointer(to: &pathLength) { pathLength in
+            SecKeychainGetPath(reference, pathLength, pathName)
+        }
+
+        if status == errSecSuccess {
+            path = FileManager().string(withFileSystemRepresentation: pathName, length: Int(pathLength))
+        } else {
+            // should never happen
+            path = ""
+        }
+
+        pathName.deallocate()
+    }
+
     /// Try to open and unlock the keychain file, or create the keychain if it does not yet exist.
     /// - Throws: A ``HaversackError`` entity
     public func attemptToOpenOrCreate() throws {