Re: Xcode 3.1 is available at connect.apple.com (Part 2b)
Re: Xcode 3.1 is available at connect.apple.com (Part 2b)
- Subject: Re: Xcode 3.1 is available at connect.apple.com (Part 2b)
- From: "John C. Daub" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:26:41 -0500
- Thread-topic: Xcode 3.1 is available at connect.apple.com (Part 2b)
on 7/11/08 11:30 PM, Chris Espinosa at email@hidden wrote:
> On Jul 11, 2008, at 5:42 PM, Jeff Johnson wrote:
>
>>> In Xcode 3.1 these caches have moved to a new location in /var/
>>> folders to provide enhanced security.
>>
>> How exactly does this enhance security? If security is an issue,
>> they ought to be in "~/Library/Caches", which is protected by
>> FileVault encryption.
>
> We are using a new system API, which other utilities like sample(1)
> are also using, to put files into directories that do not have
> identical paths on different machines. This deters (we're told)
> certain kinds of exploits. It is not a privacy or data-security
> issue, it's an exploit-prevention mechanism.
What is this new system API?
Thank you.
--
John C. Daub }:-)>=
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