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Leopard Reference Library: Open Source
Mac OS X provides a number of open source data security technologies, including OpenSSL and the Mac OS X Security framework. In addition, Mac OS X provides open source authentication technology through Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM).

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Authorization Services Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Explains how to add fine-grained control of privileged operations in an application.
Guides 2009-01-06
CFNetwork Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Explains how to use Core Foundation networking functions to work with low-level BSD sockets.
Guides 2009-05-06
Code Signing Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Explains how you can sign your code and why you should.
Guides 2008-11-19
Code Signing Release Notes (HTML)
Release Notes 2007-10-31
Enabling X11 Forwarding (HTML)
QA1383: Describes how to enable ssh clients to receive X11 communication from a Mac OS X system.
Technical Q&As 2004-10-25
Mac OS X Man Pages (HTML)
HTML versions of the Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Xcode Tools, and CHUD man pages.
Reference 2008-04-29
Mac OS X Server Security Configuration Guide (PDF)
Describes how to configure Mac OS X Server to enhance server and service security.
Guides 2008-06-09
Security Overview (HTML) (PDF)
An introduction to computer security concepts and the security APIs in Mac OS X and iPhone OS.
Guides 2008-10-15
Using Open Source Tools to Filter Email on Mac OS X Server (HTML)
Learn how to identify, filter, and remove viruses from the Postfix mail server.
Articles 2004-09-27