Leopard Reference Library
Security Frameworks lists reference documents for the frameworks located in the System/Library/Frameworks folder that are most relevant to developers building security into their products. Click an HTML or PDF link below to find reference material for a particular framework.
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Collaboration Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Objective-C API for monitoring and editing identities.
 2007-05-14
Identity Services Reference Collection (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the APIs for using identities and the Identity Picker.
 2007-05-14
Security Foundation Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Security Foundation framework for adding fine-grained control of privileged operations in an application.
 2006-05-23
Security Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for protecting information.
 2008-03-12
Security Interface Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Objective-C API for creating views and dialogs relating to authorization, certificates, and keychains.
 2006-07-14