Re: keystroke logger for Mac OS X
Re: keystroke logger for Mac OS X
- Subject: Re: keystroke logger for Mac OS X
- From: "Clark Cox" <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:06:23 -0700
FYI: the system will hide keyboard input from you in password fields
(as well as any input in Terminal if the user turns on "Secure
Keyboard Entry").
On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 7:24 AM, Dave DeLong <email@hidden> wrote:
> Use a CGEventTap for the keystroke capturing, and the NSWorkspace class to
> get the info you need about the frontmost app. Writing it to a file is
> trivial.
>
> Dave
>
> On Oct 13, 2008, at 5:16 AM, apple apple wrote:
>
>> I need to write a keystroke logger for Mac OS X. I am debating which
>> architecture to use. Can this be accomplished efficiently from user space
>> or
>> would a KEXT be needed? It needs to be fast and efficient.
>>
>> Ideally the logger will not impact system performance in any way. Also
>> ideally it should comply with the following:
>>
>> - Runs under 10.5 and 10.4 would also be nice.
>>
>>
>> - Must log every keystroke typed to a file.
>>
>>
>> - Should capture the name of the app in which the keystrokes were typed.
>>
>>
>> - Should capture the title of the window in which the keystrokes are
>> typed.
>>
>>
>> - Ideally the logger should use notifications rather than polling so that
>> the logger code only gets called when an actual keystroke happens.
>>
>> Any ideas on what the best architecture would be to accomplish this?
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>
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