Hey guys, I have recently started with developing an extension to support PSSO, I am at a very initial stage and trying out device registration. I am trying to fetch the registration token in my MDM profile but when running in debug mode I don't see the token , and also when I see the console log I see errors like
error 14:44:00.465847+0530 AppSSODaemon Error Domain=com.apple.PlatformSSO Code=-1004 "no device configuration data to load" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=no device configuration data to load}
error 14:44:00.466434+0530 AppSSOAgent Error Domain=com.apple.PlatformSSO Code=-1004 "no device configuration" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=no device configuration}, user
default 14:44:00.466145+0530 AppSSODaemon -[PODaemonProcess deviceConfigurationForIdentifer:completion:] identifer = 96DBA2E4-6DB8-4937-85A8-69F7632B8717 on <private>
error 14:44:00.466773+0530 SSO extension Error Domain=com.apple.PlatformSSO Code=-1001 "failed to retrieve SecKeyProxyEndpoint for key" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=failed to retrieve SecKeyProxyEndpoint for key, NSUnderlyingError=0x14b608820 {Error Domain=com.apple.PlatformSSO Code=-1001 "Failed to receive key proxy endpoint." UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Failed to receive key proxy endpoint.}}}
I think due to some reason the PSSO process is not able to get the token from my configuration.
And this is how my configuration profile looks like
<?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>PayloadContent</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>ExtensionIdentifier</key>
<string>com.test.PSSO.SSO-extension</string>
<key>PayloadDisplayName</key>
<string>ingle Sign-On Extensions</string>
<key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
<string>com.apple.extensiblesso.96DBA2E4-6DB8-4937-85A8-69F7632B8717</string>
<key>PayloadType</key>
<string>com.apple.extensiblesso</string>
<key>PayloadUUID</key>
<string>CDC67F3E-0687-4796-95B0-A61EF6F3F9A7</string>
<key>PayloadVersion</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>TeamIdentifier</key>
<string>my_team_identifier</string>
<key>Type</key>
<string>Redirect</string>
<key>RegistrationToken</key>
<string>dummy_token_123</string>
<key>PlatformSSO</key>
<dict>
<key>AuthenticationMethod</key>
<string>Password</string>
<key>EnableAuthorization</key>
<true/>
<key>EnableCreateUserAtLogin</key>
<true/>
<key>NewUserAuthorizationMode</key>
<string>Standard</string>
<key>UseSharedDeviceKeys</key>
<true/>
<key>UserAuthorizationMode</key>
<string>Standard</string>
</dict>
<key>URLs</key>
<array>
<string>my_url</string>
</array>
</dict>
</array>
<key>PayloadDisplayName</key>
<string>SSOE</string>
<key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
<string>com.test.psso.configuration</string>
<key>PayloadScope</key>
<string>System</string>
<key>PayloadType</key>
<string>Configuration</string>
<key>PayloadUUID</key>
<string>0DC6670F-F853-49CB-91B3-1C5ECB5D3F46</string>
<key>PayloadVersion</key>
<integer>1</integer>
</dict>
</plist>
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Hello,
I have been testing my app with iOS 18 beta and noticing an issue with the triggering of Local Network privacy prompt.
My app uses this permission to make a request to a local network address. Prior to iOS upgrade to 18 beta, the privacy prompt used to get triggered upon making the request and only after tapping on 'Allow', the subsequent requests used to succeed. If the user turned off the toggle for 'Local Network' in the app settings, then this functionality used to break as expected.
Issues observed with 18 beta:
The privacy prompt is not getting triggered upon making the request to local network and the request is succeeding. The app already seems to have this access granted but I do not see the permission toggle in the app settings.
Upon device restart, the prompt got triggered but even on disallowing the access (tapping Don't Allow), the app is able to make requests to the local network. The permission toggle appears in the app settings, but its state does not impact the app's functionality.
Has something changes in this flow? Can someone please help with what might be causing this behaviour?
When we transfer app A to app B, if we transfer the app but don't migrate the user to app B, will the user's previous tokens from app A be invalid? Is this failure real-time or will there be a buffer period to transfer users? If it is a live failure, we want to transfer some users during the transferation process to prevent accidents, and then test them. Is there a way to test it?
Hi,
we are looking for a solution to install an extension to Microsoft PowerPoint app in a way that's compatible with the new macOS 15 behavior for Group Containers content.
PowerPoint extensions
Microsoft PowerPoint can be extended by PowerPoint Add-in (.ppam) files. These files must be installed in the app's container at this location:
~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content.localized/Add-Ins.localized/
The PPAM file must be also registered in the MicrosoftRegistrationDB.reg file which is a sqlite database stored at this location:
~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/MicrosoftRegistrationDB.reg
These locations can be access by non-sandboxed app on macOS 14 and earlier.
Slido integration
Our Slido app for macOS is distributed outside the Mac App Store, it is not sandboxed and it signed and notarized. The Slido app will install the PPAM file to the documented location and register it in the database.
This installation did not require additional user approval on macOS 14 and older. With changes to macOS 15, a new permissions dialog is shown with this text:
"Slido" would like to access data from other apps.
This will allow Slido to integrate with Microsoft PowerPoint app.
[Don't Allow] [Allow]
We understand this is a security feature, yet we would like to make the experience for customers much better.
As users are able to save PPAM files to the location by themselves without additional permissions, they expect the Slido app would be able to do so as well when run in the user context.
Slido installs its files to this location:
~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content.localized/Add-Ins.localized/SlidoAddin.localized/
Can we obtain com.apple.security.temporary-exception.files.home-relative-path.read-write to the SlidoAddin.localized folder? Even when we are different TeamID?
Can we obtain a user permission which will be persisted so next time the Slido app can verify its files and uninstall them without further prompts?
By having access to the SlidoAddin.localized folder our app would not be able to access any other data in Microsoft PowerPoint.
We understand accessing the MicrosoftRegistrationDB.reg file is more sensitive and getting exception to access it would not be feasible. But we are trying to find out our options to make the experience seamless as that's what is expected by our customers on Apple platform.
I am thankfully for any guidance and constructive feedback.
Jozef, Tech Leader at Slido integrations team
Hello,
I am using the prf extension for passkeys that is available since ios 18 and macos15.
I am using a fixed, hardcoded prf input when creating or geting the credentials.
After creating a passkey, i try to get the credentials and retrieve the prf output, which works great, but i am getting different prf outputs for the same credential and same prf input used in the following scenarios:
Logging in directly (platform authenticator) on my macbook/iphone/ipad i get "prf output X" consistently for the 3 devices
When i use my iphone/ipad to scan the qr code on my macbook (cross-platform authenticator) i get "prf output Y" consistently with both my ipad and iphone.
Is this intended? Is there a way to get deterministic prf output for both platform and cross-platform auth attachements while using the same credential and prf input?
When tapping on "password" in the accessory view above the keyboard, no password manger is opened. The keyboard just closes and re-opens.
I have made sure a password exists and is available to be used.
I have replicated this within my own app, but also from within the Settings app on the simulator (see attached gif) so I am confident it is not a coding issue on my side.
I have replicated it on both iOS 17 and iOS 18
I am using Xcode Version 16.0 (16A242d)
I am running macOS Sonoma Version 14.7 (23H124)
I am fairly confident I have not experienced this when working on another clients app. I was using Xcode 15 for that so not sure if this is something introduced with Xcode 16.
I've developed a Endpoint Security system extension, which will be installed in a container APP.
I use XPC to send message from container APP to the ES client, it works fine.
I have developed an Endpoint Security system extension that will be installed in a container app.
I utilize XPC to send messages from the container app to the ES client, and it functions properly. However, when I attempt to send messages from the ES client to the container app, it always displays an error: 'Couldn’t communicate with a helper application.'.
I have removed the sandbox capability of the container app and also employed the same app group for both the ES client and the container app. When an XPC client is connected, I use the following code in the ES client to establish two-way communication.
- (BOOL)listener:(NSXPCListener *)listener shouldAcceptNewConnection:(NSXPCConnection *)newConnection {
newConnection.exportedInterface = [NSXPCInterface interfaceWithProtocol:@protocol(NXFileGuardXPCProtocol)];
NXFileGuardXPCService *xpcService = [NXFileGuardXPCService sharedInstance];
newConnection.exportedObject = xpcService;
// To APP container client (As remote interface)
newConnection.remoteObjectInterface = [NSXPCInterface interfaceWithProtocol:@protocol(NXFileGuardXPCClientProtocol)];
[newConnection activate];
self.containerAPPConnection = newConnection;
return YES;
}
But it always fails. How can I deal with this error?
So I’m (extremely) new to developing for iOS, and I’m looking to implement the “Sign in With Apple“ feature for an application that interacts with a server I’ve built. Following the guide I’m able to get a user’s email and name. When I send that information to my server to create a user account, do I need to do anything else (like validating that the email is actually associated with an Apple account or that the user actually owns it, etc)? I looked at the Sign in With Apple from the web article and it doesn’t seem like it’s relevant to my use case. Is it standard practice to just trust the client in the iOS world?
We’re trying to get Passkeys to work with iOS and macOS Catalyst.
Apple fails to accept the associated domain, without giving a reason why.
The JSON is correct and shows up on Apple’s CDN.
We are stuck.
In the case of YellowFlow with In-App verification, I understand we have to configure the Launch URL (deep linking) in the PNO portal to open the app from Wallet and proceed with In-App Verification. How do we identify or retrieve information about the card the user tries to verify from the wallet when the app is opened through deep linking?
I understand we can query for all secure passes and get the pass activation state to see if any of the passes require activation,
How can I verify this is the card the user is trying to activate from the wallet app?
What information can I receive from the PassKit SDK that I can send to the backend to identify, resolve, and activate the card?
I'm working on replacing an AppKit-based Mac app with one built on Catalyst, and the Catalyst app doesn't seem to be able to read the keychain item that was saved by the old app.
Both apps are using the same bundle ID. The old app uses the old SecKeychain APIs - SecKeychainFindGenericPassword and friends - and the Catalyst app uses the newer SecItemCopyMatching and such. When I try using the new API in the old app to search for the entry, it works, but the exact same code in Catalyst fails.
Here's how I save an item in the old app:
NSString *strItemId = @"my_item_id;
NSString *username = @"user";
const char *userPointer = [username UTF8String];
NSString *password = @"password";
const char *pwPointer = [password UTF8String];
SecKeychainItemRef ref = NULL;
OSStatus status = SecKeychainFindGenericPassword(0, (UInt32)strlen(strItemId.UTF8String), strItemId.UTF8String, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, &ref);
if (status == errSecSuccess && ref != NULL)
{
//update existing item
SecKeychainAttribute attr;
attr.length = (UInt32)strlen(userPointer);
attr.data = (void *)userPointer;
attr.tag = kSecAccountItemAttr;
SecKeychainAttributeList list;
list.count = 1;
list.attr = &attr;
OSStatus writeStatus = SecKeychainItemModifyAttributesAndData(ref, &list, (UInt32)strlen(pwPointer), pwPointer);
}
else
{
status = SecKeychainAddGenericPassword(NULL, (UInt32)strlen(strItemId.UTF8String), strItemId.UTF8String, (UInt32)strlen(userPointer), userPointer, (UInt32)strlen(pwPointer), pwPointer, NULL);
}
And here's the query code that works in the old app but returns errSecItemNotFound in Catalyst:
NSMutableDictionary *queryDict = [[[NSMutableDictionary alloc]init]autorelease];
[queryDict setObject:(__bridge id)kSecClassGenericPassword forKey:(__bridge id)kSecClass];
[queryDict setObject:(@"my_item_id") forKey:(__bridge id)kSecAttrService];
[queryDict setObject:(__bridge id)kSecMatchLimitOne forKey:(__bridge id)kSecMatchLimit];
[queryDict setObject:(__bridge id)kCFBooleanTrue forKey:(__bridge id)kSecReturnAttributes];
CFMutableDictionaryRef outDictionary = nil;
OSStatus err = SecItemCopyMatching((__bridge CFDictionaryRef)queryDict, (CFTypeRef *)&outDictionary);
I tried creating a new blank AppKit-based Mac app project in Xcode and gave it the old Mac app's bundle ID, and the SecItemCopyMatching query code above works there. Then I created a new iOS target with Catalyst enabled, also with the same bundle ID, and the query code running there under Catalyst returned errSecItemNotFound. So maybe the issue is something specific to Catalyst?
Is there something I need to do with the Catalyst app to give it access to the old app's keychain entry, besides setting its bundle ID to match the old app?
I am trying to implement a login page in SwiftUI for an idp that relies on passkeys only, following the sample code from the food truck app.
The registration of a new passkey works fine but when it comes to signing in, ASAuthorizationPlatformPublicKeyCredentialProvider().createCredentialAssertionRequest returns a signature that cannot be verified by the server.
On safari (and other browsers) the signing in&up process works fine and additionally, a passkey registered from the swift app works on the web, which leads me to believe there is an issue in the AuthenticationServices framework as every other steps works without any problem.
The verification of the signature happens on the server side (after several validation steps of the other parameters) with WebCrypto.subtle.verify(verifyAlgorithm, key, signature, data);
With the data argument being a concat of the clientDataJSON and the authenticatorData and for an apple authenticator, the key argument (which is the public key stored by the server) is an EC2 key with the following verifyAlgorithm argument:
verifyAlgorithm = {
name: 'ECDSA',
hash: { name: SHA-256 },
};
After carefully analyzing multiple responses, coming both from the app and safari, either on iOS or macOS, I can safely say that the ASAuthorizationResult.passkeyAssertion returns the expected values for:
rawAuthenticatorData
rawClientDataJSON
credentialID
userID
Which all match the expected values during the server-side validation. The only remaining value from the ASAuthorizationResult.passkeyAssertion is the signature, which as mentioned above, is invalid when verified by the server.
I already submitted a bug report (FB15113372) as well as a DTS request, but haven’t received any feedback yet.
In order to further narrow down the problem, I replicated the signature verification process in a sage notebook. I got the same result: the signature produced in Safari is fine, but the one from the Swift app is invalid. I collected some thoughts of potential issues in this notebook, but I still haven’t been able to draw a clear conclusion on why does this issue occur.
Hence if anyone has knowledge of this issue or has a similar problem with signature verification, their advice is most welcomed.
Thank you in advance for your help
PS: All the recent tests were made on the latest publicly available OS releases (iOS 18.01, macOS 15.0.1) and Xcode 16.0
Topic:
Privacy & Security
SubTopic:
General
Tags:
Authentication Services
Passkeys in iCloud Keychain
I have code where we're evaluating SSL certificates in sec_protocol_options_set_verify_block. We have the following code:
let secTrust = sec_trust_copy_ref(trust).takeRetainedValue()
isValidCertificate = SecTrustEvaluateWithError(secTrust, &error)
I'm getting the error that the maximum temporal validity period has been exceeded:
Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-67901 "“server.com” certificate is not standards compliant" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=“server.com” certificate is not standards compliant, NSUnderlyingError=0x300ddd350 {Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-67901 "Certificate 0 “server.com” has errors: Certificate exceeds maximum temporal validity period;" UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Certificate 0 “server.com” has errors: Certificate exceeds maximum temporal validity period;}}}
When I inspect the certificate, it's valid for 394 days (4/16/2024 through 5/15/2025) and other than being a wildcard certificate, should be fully trusted. I can't find any information about this specific error. Is Apple requiring SSL certs to be less than 398 days now?
Which brings me to the second part - we're OK using this to workaround it
var trustFailureExceptions: CFData? = SecTrustCopyExceptions(secTrust)
SecTrustSetExceptions(secTrust, trustFailureExceptions)
But I haven't found anyway to be able to inspect trustFailureExceptions to ensure it only is this specific error. I'm concerned that otherwise this is going to open up validity exceptions for any certificate problem, which is definitely not what I want to do.
Hello everyone,
I’m encountering an issue with Sign in with Apple in my watchOS app and would appreciate any guidance.
Background:
Initially, I did not have the Sign in with Apple capability enabled on my watchOS app.
I have since enabled the capability and grouped it with my iOS app.
For new user accounts created after this change, everything works perfectly:
The credentialState check returns .authorized on both iOS and watchOS.
However, for existing user accounts (created before enabling the capability on watchOS):
The credentialState check returns not authorized on watchOS.
The check still returns .authorized on iOS for these accounts.
Error Details:
When calling ASAuthorizationAppleIDProvider.credentialState(forUserID:) on watchOS for existing accounts, I receive the following error:
Error Domain=AKAuthenticationError Code=-7074 "(null)"
My Suspicions:
I believe the issue arises because the existing Sign in with Apple tokens are only associated with the iOS app’s bundle identifier and not with the watchOS app’s bundle identifier. Since the capability wasn’t enabled on the watchOS app when these accounts were created, their tokens aren’t valid for the watchOS app.
Questions:
Is this the correct explanation for why the credentialState check fails on watchOS for existing accounts, resulting in the AKAuthenticationError Code=-7074 error?
Can I update or migrate the existing accounts so that their Sign in with Apple tokens are valid for the watchOS app as well? If so, how can this be achieved?
Are there any best practices for handling this situation without requiring users to re-authenticate or removing the credentialState check from the watchOS app?
Goal:
I want to maintain the credentialState check on the watchOS app because it works correctly for new accounts and is important for security. I’m looking for a solution that allows existing users to continue using the app on their Apple Watch without interruption or additional sign-in steps.
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
Topic:
Privacy & Security
SubTopic:
General
Tags:
Bundle ID
Entitlements
Sign in with Apple
Authentication Services
I'm attempting to make an alternative to the MS Company Portal app.
We are looking to implement PSSO in our organization and are not satisfied with the features that Company Portal offers. One example of this is, we don't like what the password reset workflow looks like. We'd like to make it so the reset process is more fluid. Additionally, we want to report the status of the service more readily (not requiring clicking so far into System Settings to locate it). These are just a couple examples of what we're not thrilled with...
In light of this, my desire is to create another app, that includes a PSSO extension that is able to connect to Entra. I have scoured the internet, developer portal, and macadmin forum... and have failed to find a comprehensive guide for helping me through this.
Currently Using:
IDP: Entra
Language: SwiftUI
Frameworks: MSAL and KeychainAccess
Any help would be great... a comprehensive guide would be AMAZING!
Hello. I’m running the 18.3 beta on an 15 pro and have noticed the green camera indicator light turns on when I switch apps. I also am unable to use my flashlight until it turns off (usually a second or two). I’ve checked my privacy and access settings and nothing looks out of the norm. I’ve also closed all rubbing apps, but the issue continues.
Hi, I'm leveraging ASAuthorizationSecurityKeyPublicKeyCredentialProvider to authenticate users to an internal service using security keys or passkeys. I'm not using Sign in with Apple - registration is done in another internal service. We're using associated domains. This is on MacOS only.
I'm wondering whether I can programatically determine whether the user has a passkey enrolled with our super-secret-internal-service.com domain already?
The reason I'm asking is simply better UX - if the user doesn't have a passkey enrolled, I'd like to avoid offering them an option to use a platform authenticator and only offer them to tap their security key. We can assume that all users already have their security keys enrolled already.
So something like the following:
let securityKeyProvider = ASAuthorizationSecurityKeyPublicKeyCredentialProvider(relyingPartyIdentifier: options.rpId)
let securityKeyRequest = securityKeyProvider.createCredentialAssertionRequest(challenge: options.challenge.data(using: .utf8) ?? Data())
let platformProvider = ASAuthorizationPlatformPublicKeyCredentialProvider(relyingPartyIdentifier: options.rpId)
let platformKeyRequest = platformProvider.createCredentialAssertionRequest(challenge: options.challenge.data(using: .utf8) ?? Data())
var authRequests: [ASAuthorizationRequest] = [securityKeyRequest]
if (userHasPasskeyForDomain("super-secret-internal-service.com")) { // TODO how do I check this??
authRequests.append(platformKeyRequest)
}
let authController = ASAuthorizationController(authorizationRequests: [platformKeyRequest, securityKeyRequest])
Many thanks!
Hello,
Following a company split we are planning to transfer one of our apps, which has Sign in With Apple enabled, to another team. We want to provide a smooth migration experience for the users by minimizing downtime and avoiding the duplication of accounts in our database.
In our backend we generate a client secret using the transferring team’s ID. We then use this client secret with the “https://appleid.apple.com/auth/token” endpoint which returns the identity token.
With the above in mind, I have the following questions:
If we don’t update the team ID immediately after the transfer in our backend, will the identity token returned by the endpoint above contain the transferring team user ID in the sub field or, will it contain the recipient team user ID?
Is there any possibility that we will ever receive an identity token containing a transferring team user ID in the sub field after we accept the transfer?
Thanks,
Bruno
Hi, I have implemented Sign in with Apple on Android four months ago, and it work perfectly.
We are using React Native with expo, using expo-auth-session and firebase function to get code back to start the token validation process.
However, recently we start to receive invalid_grant with no error description while token validation, however the same client secret works on firestore without issue, which confuses us.
According to https://developer.apple.com/documentation/technotes/tn3107-resolving-sign-in-with-apple-response-errors, the common reasons that I receive invalid_grant are:
The client_id does not match the client for which the code was issued.
The code has expired or has been previously consumed by the validation server.
Is there any way I could differentiate whether is client_secret wrong or the code was used or any other reasons?
Hello
I have an app that uses the user's Device ID for tracking purposes.
I have since removed all ads and tracking.
I am now in a difficult position because I cannot turn off Device ID Tracking from App Privacy. The current app version has this on and contains the framework for turning it on.
If I try to submit an app without Tracking, it gets rejected with the message "The app uses the AppTrackingTransparency framework, but we are unable to locate the App Tracking Transparency permission request when reviewed on iOS 18.0."
So, I am now stuck.
I cannot turn off Device Tracking in App Privacy because my app previously had tracking.
I cannot remove the framework for Tracking because App Privacy has tracking on.
How can I proceed to remove all tracking traces from my app?
Jake