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Re: NSTask with admin power
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Re: NSTask with admin power


  • Subject: Re: NSTask with admin power
  • From: Andrew James <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:54:26 +1030

Well i actually need to be able to have the username and password in the application somewhere so it can be used by the application when ever it needs, the password its self it taken out of the keychain and then stored in a NSString (I would assume someone COULD read the ram)

But since my application is a small user database i did not concern about security in such matters, unless there is some way of storing the password for use whenever the application needs it and keeping it secure

PS. At the moment im actually using the AS in cocoa

PSS. Ill look at that Authorization Services doc


My application already stores the username and password in NSString so how
would i make it work.

Ouch! Poor design, mortifyingly bad security. You should make sure you fully understand the security concepts before attempting anything 'secure', else you'll find yourself at the business end of a massive PR backlash.


  Here is a good place to start:
  http://developer.apple.com/reference/Security/index.html

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I.S.




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