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Authorization Services Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to add fine-grained control of privileged operations in an application.
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Guides |
2009-01-06
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Code Signing Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how you can sign your code and why you should.
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Guides |
2008-11-19
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Security Overview
(HTML)
(PDF)
An introduction to computer security concepts and the security APIs in Mac OS X and iPhone OS.
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Guides |
2008-10-15
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Mac OS X and root access
(HTML)
QA1013: Describes how to enable root access in Mac OS X.
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Technical Q&As |
2008-09-16
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Mac OS X Code Signing In Depth
(HTML)
TN2206: Intermediate to expert level overview of code signing that details specific options and gotchas
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Technical Notes |
2008-08-06
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Secure Coding Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes techniques to use and factors to consider to make your code more secure from attack.
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Guides |
2008-05-23
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CryptNoMore
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to authenticate a user using Open Directory (Directory Services).
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Sample Code |
2008-03-17
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Suppressing the "unexpectedly quit" alert
(HTML)
QA1288: Describes how to suppress the "unexpectedly quit" alert.
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Technical Q&As |
2008-03-11
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Code Signing Release Notes
(HTML)
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Release Notes |
2007-10-31
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KauthORama
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Prints each Kauth request, illustrating how Kauth interacts with high-level operations, like copying files.
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Sample Code |
2007-04-30
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Kerberos: Highly Secure Single Sign On Authentication in Mac OS X
(HTML)
Learn how you can take advantage of Kerberos in your application.
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Articles |
2007-02-05
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Kernel Authorization
(HTML)
TN2127: Describes the kernel authorization (kauth) subsystem and its associated KPI.
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Technical Notes |
2007-01-16
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Security Framework Error Codes
(HTML)
QA1499: Explains how to interpret errors returned by the Security Framework with an overview of Security error handling.
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Technical Q&As |
2006-11-16
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Uniquely Identifying a Macintosh Computer
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TN1103: How to identify a specific Macintosh computer.
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Technical Notes |
2006-04-25
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GetPrimaryMACAddress
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates retrieving the MAC address of the built-in Ethernet controller. Useful for uniquely identifying a Macintosh system.
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2005-10-27
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MoreIsBetter
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Library providing indispensable wrapers and workarounds for many areas of Mac OS programming.
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Sample Code |
2003-10-27
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QISA
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates the basics of writing an Internet setup assistant for traditional Mac OS and Mac OS X.
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Sample Code |
2003-05-15
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CryptoSample
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Contains sample code showing symmetric encryption and message digest calculation.
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Sample Code |
2003-02-06
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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.
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Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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SSLSample
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Contains examples showing how to use SecureTransport.
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Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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