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Re: Authenticating without UI
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Re: Authenticating without UI


  • Subject: Re: Authenticating without UI
  • From: OL&L Lists <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 02:47:28 -0700

Wrong again folks! The reason to use the 'real' password dialog is because the real password dialog gets presented to the user by the Security Server - the part of the OS that actually handles/allows/disallows user authentication. Bypassing it is not a good idea!

Michael
Orbital Launch & Lift, Inc.
http://www.orbitallaunch.com

At 1:27 PM -0700 6/17/04, m wrote:
[on replacing the standard Authorization dialog]

On Jun 17, 2004, at 7:32 AM, Gwynne wrote:

One of the points of the Apple-standard dialog is that users at least know they're entering information into a secure program instead of some password sniffer.

Surely you realize that a 'clever' password sniffer could simply duplicate the Apple-standard dialog?

The real reason to use the Apple-standard is for consistency's sake and because it's easier.

_murat
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