Questions tagged [sandbox]
a security mechanism that separates running programs from each other so that untested, or untrusted programs won't inject malicious or bad code.
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How to submit a macOS app to app Store without sandboxed?
I like to know if there is a guideline or some special way to submit a macOS app to app store without having sandbox, let say you have an app that you need to remove sandbox to this app works, is ...
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Is iOS' Info.plist in the application's local sandbox?
I was wondering whether other (malicious) applications can access it, or that it is protected from accessing it by other apps.
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How do I fix the "Cannot open the specified file" error with hyperlinks in Excel for Mac?
Since 2016, Microsoft Excel has run in an App Sandbox on macOS. This means that a HYPERLINK function which points to a local path, like HYPERLINK("/Users/me/Desktop/example.pdf"), won't work....
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When relocating a home folder to another Volume, how do you resolve Sandbox errors for the new root .TemporaryItems folder?
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I migrated my user data to a new APFS volume to mitigate upgrade issues with Ventura, but I am now experiencing high CPU usage with syncdefaultsd and secd due to permission issues. I need ...
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MS Word does not have permission to open Word files after Ventura 13.3 update
I've recently updated my Mac to Ventura 13.3. Since then, I'm experiencing major problem with opening Word files from Finder.
Some files can be opened without a problem, some just can't. To be honest, ...
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Installing Adobe After Effects without the administrator rights
I'd like to get a one year license for After Effects and start learning it but in the past I've installed the trial and it was requiring an administrator password. It then added all kind of processes ...
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Mac OS “sandbox” on Mac OS
I need to test some signing/notarization issues with Gatekeeper and I need a completely “new” and “fresh” system for that so that I can test the app like a completely new user.
Is there an easier way ...
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Things3 Apple Script sandbox error
I'm using a very simple macOS script to add todo's from my Things3 in Fantastical. The reason I'm doing this is that I want more control over what is being added to the calendar event. You can add ...
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Running program in an environment w/ altered folders
I am trying to run a legacy program (not mine) and trying to get it to run on an M1. I have managed to get it working contingent on this program being able to see a few files that it wants at a ...
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How to see and modify the list of user-selected files and directories that a sandboxed app has access to?
I downloaded an app from the MacOS app store. Using codesign, I can see that the app has a number of entitlements including:
com.apple.security.files.user-selected.read-write; and
com.apple.security....
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launchd script file access blocked by sandboxd
I've written a small shell script that downloads some server data and saves them into a restic repository. The restic repository files are on a mounted volume. The script works fine if I run it in the ...
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"Temporary new" MacOS installation for testing in my own machine
I own a Mac Mini 2014 running Big Sur. I've developed a program and I would like to test it in a "clean" environment, like the first day I've purchased the Mac. In particular, the frameworks ...
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Grant "full disk access" to sandboxed applications permanently
I'm using Microsoft Office 2016 (not 365) on macOS High Sierra. There's an annoying issue where I can open files normally but when I select a file from the "recently opened" menu it opens a ...
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What is '~/Library/Application Scripts'?
Sandboxed apps and most built in apps will automatically create a folder called their package identifier inside ~/Library/Application Scripts and will sometimes break if that directory is unavailable
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Saving documents from Word directly to SMB share makes them invisible
When saving a Microsoft Word document directly to a SMB share which was mounted using a bookmark and authenticated with an Open Directory "Network User Account", the saved document becomes ...
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Utilize "burner" user accounts to sandbox specific "sketchy" apps
There's some apps that are sort of irreplaceable for a user, yet at the same time unwanted by them, (due to violating privacy, controversial history etc.)
In my case that is Google's Android File ...
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Can one access all application data when given physical access to an iPhone?
An answer on SO to a question on whether or not you could access stuff in the cache of Mobile Safari, stated that no, this was not possible, as each app runs in its own sandbox. I am unsure how this ...
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Unsandboxed macOS app error: System Policy: deny(1) file-read-data
I am working on a macOS app which is distributed outside of the App Store and isn't sandboxed. My understanding is that non-sandboxed apps should have access to everything that the user can access. ...
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How do I see where can a sandboxed Mac application write on my disk?
I know the app entitlements define its scope of access to resources. I already figured out how to get an app's entitlements, using the answer to this question
For example, to see Safari's entitlements,...
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Does a 3rd-party keyboard with Allow-Full-Access ALWAYS have access to text?
As I understand from other posts, a keyboard can only:
access full text with Allow-Full-Access enabled
never access text inside sensitive (e.g. password) fields
But how does inactivity/background ...
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How can I tell if a MacOS App is notarized or sandboxed?
I'm running MacOS Catalina. How can I tell if a particular MacOS App downloaded from the Internet is notarized and/or sandboxed?
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How much data can an app steal from my MacBook if I allow its system-wide execution?
I'm interested in knowing how to monitor and possibly sandbox an app and its relative background processes in MacOS. Is there some internal utility hidden somewhere in the system tools (even CLI), or ...
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Sandbox Apple ID disabled in the App Store and iTunes
I am attempting to test macOS In-App Purchases via a Sandbox Apple ID.
When I go through the purchase flow, I get the error:
Your account has been disabled in the App Store and iTunes.
For assistance,...
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How can I force all traffic for a single app through VPN / Proxy + Open Source? aka App Firewall?
I'm looking for an app that is fully Open Source OR built-in to MacOS as I am trying to use this for security / privacy (to ensure that particular apps cannot make arbitrary connections)
I have ...
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rsync denied to access directory when run with launchctl
I have mounted samba share in "/Volumes/Samba" with full read/write access right to it.
I created simple script to rsync files from smb share to folder on my disk, when I lunch script from terminal ...
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Adding Test Credit Card to Apple Pay
I'm trying to add a test credit card in my Applet Wallet (with icloud and app store signed in to my developer account).
I found a list of test credit cards available from Apple's page https://...
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How does macOS process protection work – Cliff Notes style?
Looking at Apple dev forums and not having programmed in C since college, I'm a bit out of my depth trying to understand the fundamentals of the components of MacOS' protection model employed over the ...
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how can I run an app in sandbox?
I wanted to play some games found on internet (not the Mac store) but I was afraid those could have a virus inside. As such I wanted to run them in a sandbox where they could just read files from ...
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Triggering Launch Agents for path in sandboxed app using WatchPaths does not work
I am trying to create a user LaunchAgents that will trigger a script when a path managed by a sandbox app will change (in my case, when /Library/Containers/com.omnigroup.OmniFocus3/Data/Library/...
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Are applications required to be installed to the /Applications folder in order to be sandboxed?
I have an application installed in the ~/Applications folder. I've been using it for years with no problems. But after a recent update this application started giving me warnings that it should be ...
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Third party application cannot write to disk
I downloaded this application: Donkey Simulator
And after unzipping there should be an executable file but also a folder called "log", and once the application is running, new files are written into ...
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iTunesConnect no longer allows tester gmail with plus sign?
In the past, I used to use the same Gmail address for testing in-app purchasing (sandbox testing) by adding + sign to my email. For example, myemail[email protected]
Now I am no longer able to ...
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Restoring from Time Machine Backup – Cannot replace Mac HD
I'm trying to restore my computer to a previous backup of my Mac HD. However, when I try, I see an error notice telling me that I cannot, since this file is not able to be deleted:
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How do I create an Automator-based "Replace Text" Service that works with sandboxing?
I want to create a Service using Automator on macOS 10.12.6.
I selected:
Service receives selected rich text in any application
Input is entire selection ☑️ Output replaces selected text
I then ...
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How do I use my existing KeePass database on my new iPad without iTunes on a computer?
I'm a Linux user who bought an iPad. I'm also an Infosec pro who uses the KeePassX password manager. All my passwords are too long to type on the iPad - so I want to use my password manager on iPad. I ...
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How to fix sandbox violations by airportd?
I keep seeing a lot of errors like this in the console which seem to be causing beachballs:
SandboxViolation: airportd(81) deny(1) file-read-metadata /Users
I have a MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012) ...
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Run untrusted application safely through sandbox-exec command
I'm trying to run a potentially untrusted application without the following permissions, through the sandbox-exec command:
file write (to avoid corruption/injection of files)
network (to avoid ...
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AMFI: allowing exception handler - because the handler was set by master-entitled process ´launchd´, VirtualBox
I installed macOS Sierra 10.12 like Guest on VirtualBox 5.1.10 on my MacBook Air with macOS Sierra too.
I facing errors!
I login with difficulties an when I can, raise the error and I need to log in....
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Is there a sandboxing program like Sandboxie for Mac?
With Sandboxie for Windows, you are able to run applications that you don't entirely trust in a sandbox; it tracks all files the program creates and modifies, and although the files technically go to ...
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Website in separate browser instance in IOS
In IOS, adding a website to the home screen in Safari essentially produces a Safari bookmark on the home screen. When clicking on such an icon, the website is displayed in Safari.
Is there some way ...
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Sandbox on Mac OS X
I can't use the sandbox-exec command as I expected.
The problem is that I cannot apply a custom profile with the -f switch: I get "operation not permitted" error which I could not trace to anything ...
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How To Trick WeChat Into to Thinking My iPhone Is An iPad?
so I use a chatting app called WeChat and I have two phones. It only allows me to sign in on one phone at a time. But I can sign in on an iPad and a phone at the same time. It's an universal app, ...
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sandboxd, pstopdf deny file-read-data and file-read-metadata
In attempting to get cups-pdf working in El Capitan, I'm running into the error that pstopdf errors out.
The system.log shows that the sandbox kernel extension is denying read access to the following ...
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How to ensure Slack runs safely in sandbox?
For work I use my personal laptop and I am required to run Slack to keep in contact with coworkers however it occurs to me that this could potentially be used as an invasive surveillance tool unless ...
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Configure sandbox permissions
While trying to modify a property list I was rather surprised to receive the following error
sh-3.2# cp com.apple.mDNSResponder.plist com.apple.mDSNResponder.plist.backup
cp: com.apple.mDSNResponder....
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Failed startup after 10.10. upgrade
After upgrading to 10.10.4 from 10.10.2, my Macbook Pro (late 2013) boots up to a blank screen with the mouse cursor displayed briefly every 10 seconds. Booting to safe mode and resetting the SMC or ...
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How can I avoid permission-related failures when importing in Photos.app via AppleScript?
The new Photos.app does not come with Automator support (although there are third-party actions available). It does, however, have some basic AppleScript support, including support for importing a ...
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In OS X, how does manually sandboxing an application from the internet compare to blocking it with Little Snitch?
I want to prevent inbound and outbound connections to one application. I can buy Little Snitch if it's the best option, but it feels like I wouldn't be getting much value out of it for that one use.
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The best way to sandbox programs in OSX?
I know that this question have been discussed before on AskDifferent, but none of the threads really satisfied me. For Windows you have a wonderful program called Sandboxie http://www.sandboxie.com/ ...
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On Yosemite, how can I audit the safety of an executable?
I would like to audit an executable binary from an untrusted source, and ultimately maintain whether it is safe to run it.
My main interest is to establish, in a safe fashion, whether said binary ...
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