• Authorization

• Authentication

• The Security Server

• Rights

• The Policy Database

• The Credentials Cache and the Authentication Dialog

• Scenarios

• Simple, Self-Restricted Applications

• Factored Applications

• Installers

• Authorizing in a Simple, Self-Restricted Application

• Creating an Authorization Reference Without Rights

• Requesting Authorization

• Creating an Authorization Rights Set

• Specifying Authorization Options

• Authorizing

• Releasing an Authorization Item Array

• Releasing an Authorization Reference

• Authorizing in a Factored Application

• Using Authorization Services in a Factored Application

• Creating an Authorization Reference

• Requesting Preauthorization

• Creating a Preauthorization Rights Set

• Specifying Authorization Options for Preauthorization

• Preauthorizing

• Creating an External Authorization Reference

• Calling a Helper Tool

• Releasing an Authorization Reference

• Using Authorization Services in a Helper Tool

• Retrieving an Authorization Reference

• Performing Authorization

• Executing the Privileged Operation

• Repairing a Helper Tool

• Calling a Helper Tool as Root

• Setting the Setuid Bit

• Calling a Privileged Installer