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A bit off topic, but does anyone have a good reference for how OS X’s user rights elevation model works? I need to give something to some higher-ups and while I can explain it, they like to click on a link and read. I’ve dug around Apple’s basic site and the developer site and there’s nothing that’s a good “middle ground” for non-technical folks.



Anyone have a lead for me?



Thanks
j
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Jared F. Nichols
Desktop Engineer, Client Services
Information Services Department
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
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Lexington, Massachusetts 02420
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Here's a few links that help describe the authorization service on OS X.
Not sure about the specific information you're looking but this should be a start.



http://www.gigabytes.it/2009/05/mac-os-x-authorization-services/
http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/Security/Conceptual/authorization_concepts/02authconcepts/authconcepts.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP30000995-CH205-TP9

Jared, does this URL help?
Jared Nicholes <jared.nichols at ll.mit.edu> wrote:



<http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/Security/Conceptual/SecureCodingGuide/Articles/AccessControl.html>



Don

Are you referring to POSIX compliance with accessing files in OS X?

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