On May 30, 2012, at 4:53 AM, Stephane Sudre wrote:

> It's allowed. IIRC, when the helper app is launched from the main
> application, it inherits the entitlements/restrictions of its parent.

I thought (and I'm barely getting up to speed on this) if the program was 
launched as an NSTask, it would inherit the entitlements & container of the 
parent. If it was launched as an XPC service it would have its own entitlements 
and container.

But… if the program is launched from a Terminal window or by launchd (e.g., 
scheduled to run at midnight), what then?  Does it run like a normal UNIX 
program with no sandboxing?  What if this UNIX helper app is copied to a 
different directory?  Does Apple forbid a program from MAS that can be launched 
this way or if the developer induces its users to run it this way?

Todd


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