Re: [Moderator] Re: Authorization without permanent setuid on helper
Re: [Moderator] Re: Authorization without permanent setuid on helper
- Subject: Re: [Moderator] Re: Authorization without permanent setuid on helper
- From: OL&L Lists <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 19:11:01 -0800
At 6:33 PM -0800 1/21/05, mmalcolm crawford wrote:
On Jan 21, 2005, at 6:18 PM, OL&L Lists wrote:
Experience suggests that this thread has plenty of potential to go
in directions that aren't really relevant to the list! :-) Please
make sure it's kept on topic...
Writing setuid helper tools is not relevant to the Cocoa development list?
From <http://lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/cocoa-dev>:
"The Cocoa Development list is for discussions regarding native Mac
OS X application development using the Cocoa Frameworks: Foundation
and Application Kit. Cocoa is one of the principal application
environments for Mac OS X, based on advanced object oriented APIs
that allow development in Java and Objective-C. Subscribers to this
list discuss frameworks, features, and technical issues specific to
Cocoa application development."
If one were to apply a strict literal interpretation, then since
this is not "specific to Cocoa application development" then no,
it's not. It is, however, of at least tangential relevance, and is
likely to be of interest. What would be inappropriate (and what
experience has shown is prone to happen) would be, for example,
discussion of the relative merits of different security schemes on
different operating systems... Please make sure that discussion is
kept relevant to Cocoa/Mac OS X development.
mmalc
Trying to get people to follow Apple's recommendations for executing
code as root, explaining why Apple recommends not doing the way it is
done on other OSes, and making sure they read Performing Privileged
Operations with Authorization Services is not relevant to Mac OS X
development?
Unless of course Apple wants everyone to ignore Apple's
recommendations and have everyone do security in any which way they
want which will lead to unsecure software and malicious exploits.
Maybe if OS X ends up like Windows with daily viruses, hacks, and
exploits, the discussion will become more relevant?
Michael
Orbital Launch & Lift, Inc.
http://www.orbitallaunch.com
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