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Apple id security questions not allowing me to download apps
I bought an iPhone 4S. I am trying to download apps from the App store but it is not letting me do it. Every time I try to download an app, a window pops up asking me to type in my Apple ID password. ...
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How do I automatically connect to a VPN when using Wi-Fi in OS X?
The FBI issued a warning regarding hotel Wi-Fi access points, and any other public access point.
I'd like to make sure my apple device always uses a VPN when using Wi-Fi. That way even if an attacker ...
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How can I enable DVD or CD Sharing with the Firewall on?
I'm trying to enable "DVD or CD Sharing" in the System Preferences. When I enable it, it says that the Firewall is blocking it. If I go into the Security > Firewall settings, I see that the first item ...
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Activity & Hardware Audit
I have an iMac running OS X 10.7 that stands in a public space. Recently, someone stole a Mighty Mouse that was connected to it. I know the time period when it happened so I was wondering if I can ...
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Does an iOS app have the ability to set iOS Safari cookies?
My specific interest is in the context of the Facebook for iOS app, but it can be asked of an iOS app really.
Given all the recent changes to Facebook and the way that Facebook cookies are not ...
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Is it possible to program an OS X screen lock?
I want the ability to lock my Macbook at my command. I don't want a screensaver or sleep lock. Don't you get tired of repeatedly typing in your password in all day? I don't want to wait for my ...
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external drive network security
I work in an office where all user accounts are on a server, the admin has access to all the screens and devices though the network.
How can I protect the drive I connect to my system from my snoopy ...
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Steganographic key ring
I am using a key ring app on my iPhone and would like to see an improved or alternative version that makes additional use of security through obscurity in general, and steganography in particular.
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How do System Preferences remain unlocked?
To make certain modifications to system preferences, you first need to unlock the preference pane. Some of these changes are done on a system level and the command-line equivalent would need to be ...
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How I do permanently authorize an app on my mac?
I use Clean My Mac to periodically clean out old log files and caches. Right before the clean, it asks me permission and I have to enter my password to authenticate. Is there any way I can authorize ...
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Does Notational Velocity/nvALT securely sync with Simplenote?
I set nvALT to use a single database to store my notes. Using a database provides the benefit of encryption. I also sync my notes using Simplenote.
I just noticed this warning at the bottom of the ...
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Can a FileVault-encrypted partition be accessed using a password I supplied during OS X install?
I have a MacBook (Retina, Mid 2012 if it's relevant) which I installed Mountain Lion onto, creating one user account only (an Admin account). There is a Guest User, marked for "Sharing Only". The hard ...
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How can you reset security questions on an Apple ID when you have the password, but the security email is incorrect?
There's a bit of a story, but the nub of the issue is we have forgotten the answers to the security questions on an Apple ID used for purchasing apps and music and can't reset the answers / questions ...
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How to unlock iTunes account when prompted for my old e-mail address
This question was locked in an older post, however there was no resolution to the problem. I had a similar issue and was able to resolve it in the following manner with the help of the Account ...
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Do I have malware? Mysterious connection made by app
I have Little Snitch installed. I use an app [that shall remain nameless in case this is a false alarm]. I was recently reviewing connection attempts in Little Snitch, and it claims that [this app] ...
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What does OS X use “associated” Apple IDs for?
On OS X it is possible to associate Apple IDs with user accounts. Apple lists three consequences of doing so:
The Apple IDs can be used to reset the user account
The Apple IDs can be used to access ...
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How do I configure a VPN in Lion?
I've tried to configure VPN in Lion (both L2TP and PPTP), but it never connected successfully.
The same VPN works fine in Windows 7 and the iPad and other mobile devices, so I think it could be a ...
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Dealing with bad Gmail certificate in Adium
My wife and I are both running current versions of OS X (10.7.2) and Adium (1.4.3). We both use gmail accounts in it for instant messaging.
She launched Adium yesterday, and it complained that ...
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Printers compatible with case sensitive hardened Mountain Lion
For security improvment, I'm running all my MacOS X on case sensitive
and journaled file systems (then any ill written program which one day open a file named conf, and the day after try to open it ...
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Do Java security settings in Mountain Lion cause java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError?
In a nutshell, I have a java app that crashes in java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError and I'm looking to see if my OS/Java settings might be causing this error.
I cannot change the security settings ...
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entered wrong password while switching users, now can't switch, log out, or sleep?
I attempted to use the fast user switching menu to switch to a different account on my mac (it's a new Macbook Pro with OS 10.8.2, but I migrated users and settings from my old mac). I misremembered ...
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Facebook Photo Verification on iPad's Safari
I work with a social media company and recently experienced something very vexing at a live event.
We have visitors sign in temporarily on iPad kiosks for registration purposes to their Facebook ...
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AD User as an administrator on the Mac?
I'm looking for a way to add an Active Directory user to a Mac and let them administrate the machine, without making more than just that user an administrator.
Right now, I'm using Directory Utility ...
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Where do certificates come from?
On my system when I check Keychain Access I often find new certificates. They get put there behind the scenes. Is that normal? When does this happen? Is there a way I can get alerted when a ...
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Have any organizations moved their work Apple ID to two-step authentication?
We are writing the policy of a small company to create 100 Apple ID for their employees. Half will work primarily on iPads and the other half on Macs. We have decided to try to use two-step ...
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How to fix ESET CyberSecurity 5 not starting up after first reboot?
Basic problem: the latest and greatest (for mac) from ESET does not start up automatically, and even a manual start results in only a process not doing anything (though not using CPU either).
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EFI reinstall or checksum to ckeck if its manipulated?
I have bought a used mid-2011 Mac Mini. How can I prove that the EFI isn't manipulated? I would like to use the Mini for online banking and other secure work like that.
I've made a internet recovery ...
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iMessages security - sync of SMS to other iPhone
My question is on iPhone 3G and iMessages.
My iPhone 3G does not have and never had iMessages. The iPhone 3GS of a friend has.
Day 1: I got my friend's iPhone, put my sim card into my friend's ...
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Calendar, addressbook access by an app and the data use policy questions
When an iOS app seeks permission to access my addressbook or calendar, what is it that they can do with my data? I am thinking of these things.
Do they transfer the data from my device to their own ...
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How to check which apps has access to my data?
I have installed Google+ app on my iPad. And when I go to my G+ page, I have seen my photos taken from my iPad on internet :/ In Private album. It is ugly and so scary.
How to check which apps has ...
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Why does OSX hang when logging in to a Windows network?
For the last couple of years I've used a MacPro + SnowLeopard at work. We have a Windows network so I have to do a network login into our domain. I sometimes login with my local Mac machine account ...
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Is it possible to share a smartcard (via bluetooth) to multiple Apple devices and Windows?
Is there a way to securely share a Smartcard with multiple devices (OSX, iPhone, iPad) in addition to any VM I have installed (Bootcamp, Oracle Virtual Box, Parallels) etc?
My goal is to store my ...
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Why isn't my certificate listed in EPA-TLS identities?
To connect to my companies WiFi I have to use an certificate using EPA-TLS. I've generated the file (.p7s) and added it to my keychain (login).
While configuring the EPA-TLS, I got a list with ...
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of using Prey and using Find My Mac?
I currently have Find My Mac turned on, so I should be able to locate my computer if it is stolen. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using Prey instead, or using Find My Mac?
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How to disable save as in Photoshop/Illustrator?
We have basic security applied to a shared folder so only the authorized user can access the resource. The folder contain Illustrator and Photoshop files.
We would like to have a better authority ...
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OS X Lion Password Changed, What should I do?
I have a MacBook Pro running OS X Lion. This morning when I turned my machine on I went to log in and my password was incorrect. This frequently happens because of spelling mistakes, caps lock is on, ...
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How do I set up the VPN server included in OSX 10.6?
I've seen the existing question but none of the resources it mentioned worked for me; the blog entry resulted in a VPN server that started, but that I could not reach, and the iVPN beta (2.4b) ...
