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10.4: AirPort and System.keychain password solution
My understanding of the System keychain is that it is used to store passwords for things that may be needed before you (or any user) logs in.
10.4: AirPort and System.keychain password solution
Yep. I figured as much but my tired, muddled brain didn't want to come up with something to write that showed I understood this already. Still though, previous versions of OS X allowed one to retrieve this information so why the change? I still had to put in a password to get it before. It's not like someone is going to get that information without mine or root's password. But really, it's more of an annoyance than anything else.
10.4: AirPort and System.keychain password solution
I would think it's a form of security through obscurity. Such forms of security almost always turn out to be more annoying and not so secure to begin with.
10.4: AirPort and System.keychain password solution
"Since these are global, the safest way to handle them is to use a password only the system knows."
10.4: AirPort and System.keychain password solution
Yes, it looks like you can use the -k option to set a specific system password. I don't have admn access to my Mac, so I can't test it.
10.4: AirPort and System.keychain password solution
Yeah, see Scott's blog. I dunno if there's a downside to this.
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