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Nmap/Zenmap 4.62-test8 packages for Mac OS X
From: David Fifield <david () bamsoftware com>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 10:31:49 -0600
Hello, I have prepared the latest testing package of Nmap and Zenmap for Mac OS X. http://nmap.org/dist/nmap-4.62-test8.dmg (19.6 MB) This release prompts for a password to enable running the application as root. We had a discussion about different ways to do this at http://seclists.org/nmap-dev/2008/q2/0353.html The method I chose was method 1 from that thread, to just run the entire application as root. This is in line with what happens on other platforms. It requires no platform-specific changes to Zenmap itself, and so will allow an official release to happen sooner. I was mistaken before; this method still keeps files in the normal user's home directory, but if creatd in privileged more they will be owned by root. The method of privileged execution may change in the future, but I have learned that Authorization Services was not designed for this kind of use. As an added bonus, the authorization wrapper is a compiled executable, so it convinces the operating system that the application really is universal. This may fix the problem Benson reported of not being able to run the application on a PowerPC computer running Mac OS X 10.5. David Fifield _______________________________________________ Sent through the nmap-dev mailing list http://cgi.insecure.org/mailman/listinfo/nmap-dev Archived at http://SecLists.Org
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- Nmap/Zenmap 4.62-test8 packages for Mac OS X David Fifield (May 20)
- Re: Nmap/Zenmap 4.62-test8 packages for Mac OS X bensonk (May 20)