Undocumented Catalina file access change

[benyben123]

Undocumented Catalina file access change

Thought this might be interesting to share.

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Again - thought this to be interesting. Sorry if this is not allowed.

 

[decafjava]

I found it interesting thanks!

 

[bogdanw]

When a user selects a “protected” file or folder in an NSOpenPanel in a non-sandboxed app on Catalina, consent is inferred and the app can access it.[...]well, it’s complex, and more of an implementation detail than I care to go into here on DevForums.

from Reset access obtained through inferred user intent on Catalina https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/124121