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Re(2): Modified AuthSample and Focus
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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:

>Jens and Arthur,
>
>This is a known issue with the Authorization API that will hopefully be
>fixed in a future release. Please do NOT implement your own auth dialog

OK, I will not do this. Thankyou for telling me. :)

>because the goal is to provide a consistent user interface for
>authentication, and in the future you may be able to use smart cards or
>thumb print readers to authenticate, and if you use your own auth
>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 ?

>Also, implementing your own auth dialog is bad because you now have
>access to the user's password which means if you store it incorrectly, a
>hacker could get access to it. Please let the built in SecurityAgent
>handle authentication.

Ofcourse.

>If everyone that's experienced the "dialog not having focus" issue could
>file a bug report at <https://bugreport.apple.com>, it will help let
>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

--
Jens Bauer, Faster Software.
-Let's make the World better, shall we ?
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