Re(2): Modified AuthSample and Focus
Re(2): Modified AuthSample and Focus
- Subject: Re(2): Modified AuthSample and Focus
- From: Jens Bauer <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 13:25:58 +0200
Hi Marc,
On Thu, 16 May, 2002, Marc Krochmal <email@hidden> wrote:
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Jens and Arthur,
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This is a known issue with the Authorization API that will hopefully be
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fixed in a future release. Please do NOT implement your own auth dialog
OK, I will not do this. Thankyou for telling me. :)
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because the goal is to provide a consistent user interface for
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authentication, and in the future you may be able to use smart cards or
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thumb print readers to authenticate, and if you use your own auth
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dialog, your application won't be able to take advantage of this.
Will it be possible to change the icon of the dialog as well ?
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Also, implementing your own auth dialog is bad because you now have
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access to the user's password which means if you store it incorrectly, a
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hacker could get access to it. Please let the built in SecurityAgent
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handle authentication.
Ofcourse.
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If everyone that's experienced the "dialog not having focus" issue could
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file a bug report at <https://bugreport.apple.com>, it will help let
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engineering know how serious this problem is. Thanks.
OK, I'll send the latest version of my application as well, who knows,
they might be able to reproduce it this time. :)
Love,
Jens
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Jens Bauer, Faster Software.
-Let's make the World better, shall we ?
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