https://github.com/charlesjs/csauthsample
Swift and ObjC-based library to assist with implementing a privileged helper tool in a macOS application.
https://github.com/charlesjs/csauthsample
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Swift and ObjC-based library to assist with implementing a privileged helper tool in a macOS application.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/charlesjs/csauthsample
- Owner: CharlesJS
- License: mit
- Created: 2018-09-15T21:32:37.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-10-21T20:29:13.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-10-19T06:23:48.943Z (8 months ago)
- Topics: apple, macos, macos-application, macos-applications, privileged-helper, swift
- Language: Objective-C
- Homepage:
- Size: 398 KB
- Stars: 21
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE.md
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README
# CSAuthSample
This is a set of libraries that will assist in writing privileged helper tools for macOS applications.
It is intended to be a little more up to date and easier to use than Apple's aging [EvenBetterAuthorizationSample](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/samplecode/EvenBetterAuthorizationSample/Introduction/Intro.html).
[Pacifist](https://www.charlessoft.com) has been using it for some time.
CSAuthSample began as a port of Nathan de Vries’ [SMJobBlessXPC](https://github.com/atnan/SMJobBlessXPC), although it has been rewritten so many times that I doubt any of the original code remains.
At some point it was rewritten around Apple’s [BetterAuthorizationSample](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/samplecode/BetterAuthorizationSample/Introduction/Intro.html).
More recently it has been rewritten around Apple's [EvenBetterAuthorizationSample](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/samplecode/EvenBetterAuthorizationSample/Introduction/Intro.html).
This latest rewrite uses NSXPCConnection, and thus requires the helper to be written in either Objective-C or Swift.
For users that require the helper to be in straight C, the older code using libxpc is available in the 'c-helper' branch.
The current code assumes the front-end application will be written in Swift.
Either Objective-C or Swift can be used to write the helper tool.
If you wish to use Swift for the full stack, a Swift package is available.
For your convenience, there is an example app project included that will show you how to write a Swift-based helper app and corresponding client app.
For those who like to be on the cutting edge, a Swift-only rewrite which uses Swift Concurrency is available under the `swift-concurrency` branch.
CSAuthSample is free to use under the terms of the MIT license.
Enjoy!