Hello, Title states it basically. I have a java program (launched via shell script) running as a service using launchd which is running as a user (not root) and it does not request Local Network permissions ever. I feel like i'm missing something here. I combed through all of the Local Network FAQs and don't really see this use case addressed. I do see that there is an open ticket for an API to trigger the request, but no update on that and the ticket is not visible publicly. Is there is a way to accomplish this for java or other programs running via launchd with a user other than root? something like an entitlement or an API to seed the permission of Local Network when installing the service via launchctl etc?

We're encountering an issue with our Network Extension (utilizing NEPacketTunnelProvider and NETransparentProxy) on macOS 14.5 (23F79). On some systems, the VPN fails to automatically start after a reboot despite calling startVPNTunnel(). There are no error messages. Our code attempts to start the tunnel: ....... do { try manager.connection.startVPNTunnel() Logger.default("Started tunnel successfully") } catch { Logger.error("Failed to launch tunnel") } ...... System log analysis reveals the tunnel stopping due to userLogout (NEProviderStopReason(rawValue: 12)) during reboot. However, the Transparent Proxy stops due to userInitiated (NEProviderStopReason(rawValue: 1)) for the same reboot. We need to understand: Why the VPNTunnel isn't starting automatically. Why the userLogout reason is triggered during reboot. Additional Context: We have manually started the VPN from System Settings before reboot.

What I want to do? I want to completely block network traffic for installed iOS apps. Hence, I need to filter network traffic based on the app, which executes this network request. Note that my app is created for personal use and learning purposes. How is this possible on iOS. Could you kindly point me into the right direction? What I don't want to do? Block network requests just by using the given domain names or using local VPNs. What I did? I skimmed through the Network Extension documentation and this forum. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/networkextension/content-filter-providers?language=objc https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/692597 Thank you! BR, Markus

I'm simply trying to use a proxy to route a http request in Swift to measure the average round trip time of a list of proxies. I've went through multiple Stack Overflow threads on this topic but they are all super old / outdated. format:host:port:username:password I also added the info.plist entry: NSAllowsArbitraryLoads -> NSExceptionDomains When I call the function below I am prompted with a menu that says "Proxy authentication required. Enter the password for HTTP proxy ... in settings" I closed this menu inside my app and tried the function below again and it worked without giving me the menu a second time. However even though the function works without throwing any errors, it does NOT use the proxies to route the request. Why does the request work (throws no errors) but does not use the proxies? I'm assuming it's because the password isn't entered in the settings as the alert said. My users will want to test proxy speeds for many different Hosts/Ports, it doesn't make sense to enter the password in settings every time. How can I fix this issue? func averageProxyGroupSpeed(proxies: [String], completion: @escaping (Int, String) -> Void) { let numProxies = proxies.count if numProxies == 0 { completion(0, "No proxies") return } var totalTime: Int64 = 0 var successCount = 0 let group = DispatchGroup() let queue = DispatchQueue(label: "proxyQueue", attributes: .concurrent) let lock = NSLock() let shuffledProxies = proxies.shuffled() let selectedProxies = Array(shuffledProxies.prefix(25)) for proxy in selectedProxies { group.enter() queue.async { let proxyDetails = proxy.split(separator: ":").map(String.init) guard proxyDetails.count == 4, let port = Int(proxyDetails[1]), let url = URL(string: "http://httpbin.org/get") else { completion(0, "Invalid proxy format") group.leave() return } var request = URLRequest(url: url) request.timeoutInterval = 15 let configuration = URLSessionConfiguration.default configuration.connectionProxyDictionary = [ AnyHashable("HTTPEnable"): true, AnyHashable("HTTPProxy"): proxyDetails[0], AnyHashable("HTTPPort"): port, AnyHashable("HTTPSEnable"): false, AnyHashable("HTTPUser"): proxyDetails[2], AnyHashable("HTTPPassword"): proxyDetails[3] ] let session = URLSession(configuration: configuration) let start = Date() let task = session.dataTask(with: request) { _, _, error in defer { group.leave() } if let error = error { print("Error: \(error.localizedDescription)") } else { let duration = Date().timeIntervalSince(start) * 1000 lock.lock() totalTime += Int64(duration) successCount += 1 lock.unlock() } } task.resume() } } group.notify(queue: DispatchQueue.main) { if successCount == 0 { completion(0, "Proxies Failed") } else { let averageTime = Int(Double(totalTime) / Double(successCount)) completion(averageTime, "") } } }

Hi, I've created a packet tunnel but my packetFlow object isn't get called with any packets. Do I need to do something else to configure the packetFlow? Maybe I have to link it to a NWUDPSession? Thanks, Dave class PacketTunnelProvider: NEPacketTunnelProvider { override func startTunnel(options: [String : NSObject]?, completionHandler: @escaping (Error?) -> Void) { let settings = NEPacketTunnelNetworkSettings(tunnelRemoteAddress: tunnelRemoteAddress) settings.ipv4Settings = NEIPv4Settings(addresses: [tunnelRemoteAddress], subnetMasks: ["255.255.255.255"]) settings.ipv4Settings?.includedRoutes = [NEIPv4Route.default()] setTunnelNetworkSettings(settings) { error in completionHandler(error) self.readPacketObjects() } } private func readPacketObjects() { self.packetFlow.readPacketObjects() { packets in // It never gets here. self.logMessage("Got '\(packets.count)' packet(s)") self.packetFlow.writePacketObjects(packets) self.readPacketObjects() } } }

Hi everyone! I'm developing a system where an application running in a VM communicates with the host operating system's components using vsock sockets (VZVirtioSocketDevice in Virtualization.framework). Both systems are running macOS. There may be multiple guests, and the existing implementation for other OSes relies on VM's CID to differentiate them. In macOS, getting the CID from inside the guest VM is straightforward—it is returned by IOCTL_VM_SOCKETS_GET_LOCAL_CID. However, in macOS the regular vsock API is not available on the host side, replaced by Virtualization.framework. I could not find anything in the Virtualization.framework's documentation that could be used to query (or set?) the CID for the specific virtual machine instance (which is certainly possible on other platforms utilizing Virtio drivers, e.g. Linux/QEMU). Am I overlooking something?

1、Does Captive Portal documentation for IOS exist for developers? If so, please provide a link.

Title: Loss of Internet Connectivity on iOS Device When Packet Tunnel Crashes Feedback ticket: https://feedbackassistant.apple.com/feedback/14162605 Product: iPhone 12 Version: iOS - 17.5.1 Configuration: NETunnelProviderManager Configuration Description: We are developing an iOS VPN client and have configured our packet tunnel provider according to Apple's guidelines. The configuration is as follows: includeAllNetworks = YES excludeLocalNetworks = NO enforceRoutes = NO This setup works as expected when the VPN successfully connects. However, we encounter a blocker issue where the device loses internet connectivity if the packet tunnel crashes. Steps to Reproduce: Configure the NETunnelProviderManager with the above settings. Connect the VPN, which successfully establishes a connection. Verify that resources are accessible and internet connectivity is functional. Packet tunnel to crash unexpectedly.Observe that the NE process (Packet Tunnel) restarts automatically, as expected and attempts to reconnect the VPN; however, the device now lacks internet connectivity, preventing VPN reconnection. Try accessing resources using Safari or any other internet-dependent app, resulting in an error indicating the device is not connected to the internet. Actual Results: The device loses internet connectivity after the packet tunnel crashes and fails to regain it automatically, preventing the VPN from reconnecting. Expected Results: The device should maintain internet connectivity or recover connectivity to allow the VPN to reconnect successfully after the packet tunnel process restarts. Workaround - iPhone device needs a restart to regain internet connectivity .

We have product for network monitoring and we are't able to add support auto-instrumenting the networking requests for URLSession async/wait methods as these methods are't exposed to dynamic environment or not exposed to ObjC and we con't use any of the run-time functionality and we con't override these methods as these methods are't public. looking for a way to add some kind of logic so that when customers use our product they don't have to add any code from there end to monitor this system.

I'm using the NEHotspotConfigurationManager class, with joinOnce = false, to connect to a Wi-Fi network that lacks internet access (IoT device). After restarting my iPhone, the first connection to this network disconnects automatically in less than a minute. All subsequent connections remain stable without disconnecting. What could be causing this?

I can build the SimpleFirewall application (https://developer.apple.com/documentation/networkextension/filtering_network_traffic ) using xcode: After I run the application, seems can't block any traffic. I find there is some logs from network extension process: networkd_settings_read_from_file Sandbox is preventing this process from reading networkd settings file at "/Library/Preferences/com.apple.networkd.plist", please add an exception. Any step I am missing ?

I’ve encountered an issue with an app that includes a Local Push Connectivity extension. After a fresh install of the app, the Local Network Alert appears when calling NEAppPushManager.save(). The alert message is: “This app would like to find and connect to devices on your local network. This app will be able to discover and connect to devices on the networks you use.” Here is the relevant code: ` pushManager.providerConfiguration = NEAppPushManager.providerConfiguration(with: settings, system: system) if settings.ssids.isEmpty { fatalError("☠️ The PushManagerSettings.ssids should NEVER be empty!") } pushManager.matchSSIDs = !settings.ssids.isEmpty ? Array(settings.ssids) : [] return pushManager.save()` Questions: 1. Why does the Local Network Alert appear? I suspect it is related to pushManager.matchSSIDs, which interacts with the local network to match specific SSIDs. 2. What happens if the user clicks “Don’t Allow”? Based on my testing, everything seems to work fine even if the user denies the permission. Would you happen to know why this is happening and if denying the alert could cause any issues down the line?

We found that when we only set one App Category and one Traffic Category in Xcode entitlements, the built application will contain all App Categories and Traffic Categories in the embedded.mobileprovision file, is it expected? Entitlements file: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>com.apple.developer.networking.slicing.appcategory</key> <array> <string>streaming-9001</string> </array> <key>com.apple.developer.networking.slicing.trafficcategory</key> <array> <string>avstreaming-7</string> </array> </dict> </plist> embedded.mobileprovision: <key>Entitlements</key> <dict> <key>com.apple.developer.networking.slicing.appcategory</key> <array> <string>communication-9000</string> <string>games-6014</string> <string>streaming-9001</string> </array> <key>com.apple.developer.networking.slicing.trafficcategory</key> <array> <string>defaultslice-1</string> <string>video-2</string> <string>background-3</string> <string>voice-4</string> <string>callsignaling-5</string> <string>responsivedata-6</string> <string>avstreaming-7</string> <string>responsiveav-8</string> </array>

Hello, I'm developing a Transparent Proxy and I noticed that the Network Extension Framework logs in the Unified Logging System when my profile receives a flow, its source application, its destination endpoint, and my profile's decision regarding that flow. I worry that this may compromise the user's privacy. So is there a way that I can turn off these logs at least in Distribution Configurations?

I am adopting Swift Concurrency in my network extension app to use Swift 6 protections. In the UI app I ended up with most of the app marked as MainActor, so that pieces of my app can keep seamless access to each other and at the same time have thread safe access. When it comes to my network extension, does it make sense to also mark most of the code as MainActor for the purposes of thread safety and seamless access of most classes to each other? I have doubts, because MainActor sounds like it should be a UI think, but network extension has no UI Of course any long or blocking operations would not be MainActor

In https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/128705?answerId=405119022#405119022, it is said that But if it’s holding up connections that match the on demand rules, that’s the correct behaviour. So if there was an on demand rule to connect for all domains (Connect rule without any matching criteria), all traffic would be held up while in the connecting state. The problem is that a customer can have SSO configured so that auth happens outside of the vpn app. So sequence would be Connect for all domains on demand rule triggers vpn connection VPN, in order to connect, tries auth through a broker app. VPN is in connecting state and blocks broker app traffic and so auth cannot complete and it cannot connect. I tried adding an on demand rule for EvaluateConnection and never connect for the auth domains. However, that caused the vpn to never be triggered to connect. Is it possible to support the scenario of an on demand rule to connect for all domains while having a vpn connection dependent on auth done in a separate app? Do you have any recommendations?

Hi, I'm trying to set up automated backups on my machine using a combination of restic, a wrapper script, and a launchd agent, but I think I'm hitting a problem with the local network privacy dialogue. Basically, the script sets up the environment variables for Restic, which then tries to backup to a local REST server. Problem is, when trying to do that, I get the following error: Fatal: unable to open config file: Head "https://X:X@X.X.X.network:8000/X/X.X.X.network/config": dial tcp 192.168.50.229:8000: connect: no route to host So it resolves DNS just fine, but can't connect to the local server. I tried a couple of things, tools such as ping work and can ping the local server, but nothing I do fixes the issue with restic itself. After reading about the network privacy feature, which I loved by the way, I believe it's the culprit here. This is the .plist file I'm using, which lives in ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.james.local-backup.plist: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>Label</key> <string>com.james.local-backup</string> <key>ProgramArguments</key> <array> <string>/Users/james/.local/bin/replicator</string> <string>--backup</string> <string>rest:https://X.X.X.network:8000/X/X.X.X.network</string> </array> <key>EnvironmentVariables</key> <dict> <key>PATH</key> <string>/opt/homebrew/opt/coreutils/libexec/gnubin:/opt/homebrew/bin:/opt/homebrew/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin</string> <key>XDG_CONFIG_HOME</key> <string>/Users/james/.config</string> </dict> <key>StartCalendarInterval</key> <dict> <key>Hour</key> <integer>13</integer> <key>Minute</key> <integer>0</integer> </dict> <key>StandardErrorPath</key> <string>/tmp/com.user.backup.err</string> <key>StandardOutPath</key> <string>/tmp/com.user.backup.out</string> <key>ProcessType</key> <string>Background</string> </dict> </plist> The local network dialogue never shows up, so I can't give the wrapper script or restic access to the local network, which I assume is why it can't connect to the local server. Any way I can solve this? I could build a proper Swift CLI that calls restic, but I assume I'd hit the same issue. Plus, it seems overkill for my needs.

way to display it is by holding the Option key and clicking the Wi-Fi icon. In macOS 14.0, wdutil was still usable, but in 14.6.1, the returned information is now . I am unsure if there is an official way to obtain the corresponding BSSID. I need to process the BSSID in my code, so either a command-line tool or an API would work.

I accidentally used -f and now Private Relay is not working with firewall active, but if i disable it, it works. Need the /etc/pf.conf original data

I've implemented a custom system extension VPN for macOS, using Packet Tunnel Provider. I have a XPC connection, from the containing app to the (system) extension. What is the expected behavior after the Mac's sleep/wake? Will the same XPC remain valid? Should I start a new connection?