/* * Copyright (c) 2002 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. * * @APPLE_LICENSE_HEADER_START@ * * The contents of this file constitute Original Code as defined in and * are subject to the Apple Public Source License Version 1.2 (the * "License"). You may not use this file except in compliance with the * License. Please obtain a copy of the License at * http://www.apple.com/publicsource and read it before using this file. * * This Original Code and all software distributed under the License are * distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND APPLE HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, * INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUIET ENJOYMENT OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. * Please see the License for the specific language governing rights and * limitations under the License. * * @APPLE_LICENSE_HEADER_END@ */ #import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h> #import <Foundation/Foundation.h> #import <Security/Authorization.h> #import <Security/AuthorizationTags.h> @interface authorization : NSObject { AuthorizationRef authorizationRef; } + sharedInstance; // Find out if the user has the appropriate authorization rights. // This really needs to be called each time you need to know whether the user // is authorized, since the AuthorizationRef can be invalidated elsewhere, or // may expire after a short period of time. - (BOOL)isAuthenticated; // if the user is not already authorized, ask them to authenticate. // return YES if the user is (or becomes) authorized. // - (BOOL)authenticate; // Invalidate the user's AuthorizationRef to dispose of any acquired rights. // It's a good idea to do this before you quit your application, else they // will stay authorized as of the current time (4K78). // - (void)deauthenticate; -(AuthorizationRef)returnAuthorizationRef; @end