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Leopard Reference Library: Security
Apple provides opportunities for developers to create hardware devices--such as Smart Cards and fingerprint-verification devices--that can be used with Apple hardware and that work with Mac OS X software to provide authentication, authorization, or cryptographic services.
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GetMACAddressSample (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to retrieve the MAC address for each Ethernet interface from the Mac OS X I/O Registry.
 Sample Code 2003-01-14
GetPrimaryMACAddress (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates retrieving the MAC address of the built-in Ethernet controller. Useful for uniquely identifying a Macintosh system.
 Sample Code 2005-10-27
Installing smart card reader drivers (HTML)
QA1359: Updates obsolete information contained in the pcscd(8) man page on Mac OS X Jaguar and Panther.
 Technical Q&As 2004-08-30
Leopard Technology Series for Developers: OS Foundations (HTML)
Leopard Overview article on system-level updates.
Articles 2007-09-04
Mac OS X and root access (HTML)
QA1013: Describes how to enable root access in Mac OS X.
 Technical Q&As 2008-09-16
Uniquely Identifying a Macintosh Computer (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1103: How to identify a specific Macintosh computer.
 Technical Notes 2006-04-25
What are snag keys in Open Firmware? (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
HW35: Explains Open Firmware snag keys, including examples of their function.
 Technical Q&As 1999-02-15