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Why OpenSSL rather than CDSA?

Asked by James W. Walker

I'm just curious why you use OpenSSL rather than CDSA for the digital signature stuff? I don't know much about security programming, but Apple recommends using CDSA rather than OpenSSL here: <http://developer.apple.com/security/cdsaopenssl.html>

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Hofman (cmhofman) said : 		#1

I'd say bug # 243850 is your answer.

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James W. Walker (jw-jwwalker) said : 		#2

Not exactly. If code signing were used in 10.5, and 10.4 were no longer supported, it might make my question moot, but that's not the same as answering it.

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Best Andy Matuschak (andymatuschak) said : 		#3

Good point. I've made a note on CDSA for use in 10.4 in the bug. I'll be sure to investigate it when I fix that bug. Which... will probably be many months from now, unfortunately.

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James W. Walker (jw-jwwalker) said : 		#4

Thanks Andy Matuschak, that solved my question.