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We elaborately design and optimize the reflection coefficient matrix of IRS elements that can improve the legitimate user\u2019s SNR through IRS passive beamforming and deteriorate the channel quality of eavesdroppers at the same time. We first derive the lower bound expression of the achievable key capacity, then solve the optimization problem based on semi-definite relaxation (SDR) and the convex\u2013concave procedure (CCP) to maximize the secret key capacity. 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