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Re: Adding ports to the firewall from an Installer?
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Re: Adding ports to the firewall from an Installer?


  • Subject: Re: Adding ports to the firewall from an Installer?
  • From: otherguy <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 16:21:23 -0600

Would best practices necessitate asking the user?

Personally, if I found an app was modifying my _security_ software without my permission, I'd stop using it immediately. I understand the desire to make things easier on people, but I'd much rather see it in the documentation, than be surprised when I see it done for me.

-Cameron Wilhelm

On Friday, August 1, 2003, at 03:12 PM, Huyler, Christopher M wrote:

I asked this question on a different thread so disregard it if you have already read it.

Is there a way, either by command-line (through a shell script) or compiled application, to add a new port to the firewall settings in the Sharing Pref panel? . . .and make it stick.

I have tried making changes to the /Library/Preferences/com.apple.sharing.firewall.plist file with unsuccessfull results.
I have tried using setsockopt to add a rule from a C program but the rule is flushed any time someone goes into the Sharing Pref Panel and makes a change. (This includes turning on/off services such as Remote Login.)

I would like to avoid asking the user to add the port at all costs but it doesn't seem possible.

Thanks for your input.

--
Christopher Huyler
Computer Associates
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