Mac/OS/App/Management/Popup

• macOS Privacy Dialog – "would like to access data from other apps"

  • Summary

    • 💡 This dialog is part of Mac/OS/App/Management, which helps enforce Sandbox/ing and user consent for inter-app data access.
    • 📚 Apple Documentation:
      • Apple Platform Security – App Management

  • My Notes

    • The Security/Model here leaves a lot to be desired - there's no indication of what type of data would like to be accessed by the app or what is being accessed. Presumably, the client application would like to utilize some MacOS system service provided by the 1Password/Desktop app, but that's not clear at all; 1Password doesn't appear anywhere in the dialog.
    • My hypothesis is that this is likely about the ssh integration that I have which enables 1Password to store my ssh key encrypted at rest, but I am really not sure about that.

    • Mac/OS/App/Management/Popup/Q/What happens when a terminal pop up that triggers this dialog

  • Dialog contents - "<APP_NAME> Access Request"

    • "<APP_NAME>.app" would like to access data from other apps.
      

    • Keeping app data separate makes it easier to manage your privacy and security.
      

    • Buttons

      • Don't Allow
      • Allow

  • Example

    • "iTerm" would like to access data from other apps.
    • Keeping app data separate makes it easier to manage your privacy and security.
    • Don't Allow Allow