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preferences and security

Hello all,

I am new to the list and new to widgets...and have a question. I have seen several widgets that store my user name and password as a preference using the widget.SetPreferenceForKey() and retrieve it with widget.PreferenceForKey.

i've read throught the widget documentation on Apple's dev site and searched through the net a little, and I can't find anywhere that tells *how* or *where* these preferences are stored. Are they secure? are they just some text file somewhere?

If I am developing a widget, should I trust that those methods store users' passwords in a secure place? Or should I look into some other method of storing them (say using Applescript to access the keychain...)

Thx in advance.

-Benjamin


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