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Leopard Release Notes
Mac OS X provides a number of system-level authorization, authentication, and cryptographic services that software and hardware developers can use to build security into their products. In addition, Mac OS X provides programming interfaces to SSL/TLS that developers can use to transport data securely over a network.

A guided introduction for developers implementing security features in Mac OS X.   Essential information for developers building security into their products.   API references organized by framework.
Security Topics
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Authentication, authorization, and cryptographic services for Carbon applications.   Authentication, authorization, and cryptographic services for Cocoa applications.   APIs for the use of ciphers, encryption keys, and encryption algorithms.

Authentication, authorization, and cryptographic services that developers can call from Java applications to build security into their products.