Index

A number represents a single reference to a topic.

A number with a "+" sign represents a longer discussion of a topic.

Symbols
`_unknown` user 1

A
access control 1
applications
	interfaces 1+
arguments, command line 1 2
`argv(0)` 1
audit logs 1
authentication 1 2
`authopen` 1
Authorization Services 1
authorization
	granting 1
	revoking 1
`AuthorizationExecWithPrivilege` 1

B
buffer overflows 1 2+
	calculating buffer sizes 1+
	checklist 1
	detecting 1
	integer arithmetic 1
	strings 1
buffer overflows See also heap, stack 1

C
certificates digital certificates 1
`CFBundle` 1
`chflags` 1
`chmod` 1
`chown` 1
close-on-exec flag 1
code insertion 1
command-line arguments 1 2
command-line tools 1
configuration files 1

F
`fchmod` 1
`fchown` 1
file descriptor 1 2
	inheriting 1
file descriptors 1
file locations 1
file operations
	Carbon 1
	Cocoa 1
	insecure 1 2+
	POSIX 1
file system, remotely mounted 1
files
	temporary 1
FileVault 1
firewall 1
`fopen` 1
format string attacks 1
`fstat` 1
fuzzing 1

L
`launchd` 1 2
least privilege, principle of 1
left bracket 1
`libbsm` 1
`/Library/StartupItems` 1
logs, audit 1
`lstat` 1

P
passwords 1
permissions 1
permissions See also privileges
phishing 1
plug-ins 1
policy database 1 2
port numbers 1
ports, Mach 1
private key
	identity 1
privileges 1 2+
	elevated 1 2
	level, changing 1
	principle of least privilege 1
	root 1
process limits 1

R
race conditions 1 2
	interprocess communication 1
	scripts 1
	time of check–time of use 1+
		1+
references 1
remotely mounted file system 1
`rm` 1
root kit 1
root privileges 1

S
scripts, avoiding race conditions 1
Security Objective-C API 1
`setegid` 1
`seteuid` 1
`setgid` 1
`setregid` 1
`setreuid` 1
`setrlimit` 1
`setuid` 1 2
SFAuthorizationView 1
SFCertificatePanel 1
SFCertificateTrustPanel 1
SFCertificateView 1
SFChooseIdentityPanel 1
SFKeychainSavePanel 1
SFKeychainSettingsPanel 1
shell commands 1
signal handler 1
social engineering 1 2 3
stack 1
	overflow 1+
`stat` 1
string-handling functions 1 2
`sudo` 1
symbolic link 1
`syslog` 1
`SystemStarter` 1

V
validating input 1 2+

W
wildcard characters 1

X
`xinetd` 1