Apple Addresses URI Handler Issues

Posted by pudge on Monday June 7, 2004 @09:14AM from the hooray dept.

das writes "Apple released Security Update 2004-06-07 via Software Update. From the brief description: 'Security Update 2004-06-07 delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all Macintosh users. [...] Mac OS X will now present an approval alert when an application is to be run for the first time either by opening a document or clicking on a URL related to the application.'" This also fixes some related security problems with Terminal.app, Safari, and DiskImageMounter. No word in given regarding how the average user should know whether or not to approve the request.

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Re:No word? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-06-07 09:41 · Score: -1, Troll

IMO, the way this should work is to disallow an app to be executed for the first time, period, except explicitly. There should be no dialog asking them if they want to open it for the first time, it should simply be disallowed, period.

WRONG! PUDGE IS A DOODIE HEAD!