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Leopard Technical 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.
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Authorization for Everyone (HTML)
TN2095: Describes applications of Authorization Services beyond simple privilege requesting.
 Authorization, Carbon, Cocoa 2008-01-30
Debugging An Authorization Plug-In With Xcode (HTML)
TN2108: A tutorial on how to use Xcode to debug an authorization plug-in.
 Authorization 2008-09-08
Kernel Authorization (HTML)
TN2127: Describes the kernel authorization (kauth) subsystem and its associated KPI.
 Authorization, Darwin 2007-01-16
Mac OS X Code Signing In Depth (HTML)
TN2206: Intermediate to expert level overview of code signing that details specific options and gotchas
 Carbon, Cocoa, Cryptography, Darwin, Mac OS X Server 2008-08-06
Running At Login (HTML)
TN2228: Describes how to write code that's coordinated with the login process.
 Authorization 2008-09-16
Uniquely Identifying a Macintosh Computer (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1103: How to identify a specific Macintosh computer.
 Darwin, Hardware & Drivers, Networking 2006-04-25