site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: darwin-kernel@lists.apple.com Thread-index: Acog34YOQ8UH5YJTRUW5JQxxR+J0NAAn032p Thread-topic: Authenticated communication between KEXT and a userland client It is possible to restrict socket access only to user land client running in root’s context. Is that what you are looking for ? -Sudarshan On 19/08/09 8:42 PM, "Michael Smith" <drivers@mu.org> wrote: On Aug 19, 2009, at 6:10 AM, Andreas Guðmundsson wrote: Hi, I have a kext and a userland client communicating with sockets. Now I'd like to be sure that I'm communicating with the correct client so I want the kext to authenticate the client. How can this be done properly? Andreas, Before it's possible to give you a useful answer, you need to explain what you mean by the "correct client". Do you want to prevent an accidental wrong client, or are you trying to ensure that a deliberate wrong client won't be able to use your interface? = Mike -- Ars longa, vita brevis, occasio praeceps, experimentum periculosum, iudicium difficile -- Hippocrates _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Darwin-kernel mailing list (Darwin-kernel@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/darwin-kernel/site_archiver%40lists.a... This email sent to site_archiver@lists.apple.com