A guided introduction and learning path for developers new to implementing security features in Mac OS X.
Mac OS X offers a large selection of system-level security,
authentication, and cryptographic services that you can use to easily add security to your
products. You can also extend some of the built-in services of Mac OS X
to offer custom security features, such as managing certificates, public and
private keys, and restricting access to parts of your application. Process
sandboxing prevents code from accessing things that it shouldn't,
including files, network resources, and other applications. Read more...
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