Why is WebKit storing Cache.db files in /private/var/folders?
Sorry to be pedantic: WebKit doesn't do disk caching at all. It's done
by CFNetwork.
By default, CFNetwork stores caches in ~/Library/Caches, not in /var/
folders. And I'm sure if you look there you'll see them there.
The files in /var/folders seem to be caused by something different; on
my computer I see what seem to be hard links to the CFNetwork caches
in there, and many other files. Perhaps these have something to do
with Time Machine?
I don't think there is a security issue here. So far all the files in /
var/folders I've found have been inside folders with access at least
as restrictive as the original location of the files. For examples,
the -Caches- directory with what looks like hard links to files from
my ~/Library/Caches is not accessible to anyone but me.
I doubt you'll find an expert on this in the WebKit mailing list.
If you find a specific example of a file that's exposed in a way that
looks like a security issue, I suggest you file a bug at http://bugreport.apple.com
-- it's guaranteed to get looked promptly at if it's marked
"Security".
-- Darin
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