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Apple & Curl

2024-03-09 18:57:04.513066+01 by Dan Lyke 1 comments

the Apple curl security incident 12604. There's a command line option in curl meant to restrict queries to specific keychains. Apple broke it.

Compile your own shit if you're on Apple.

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#Comment Re: Apple & Curl made: 2024-03-09 19:35:19.158722+01 by: brainopener

I am curious what specifically drove this decision. It just feels like something inside of the Apple eco-system must have been breaking with the default behavior and this was their blunt work-around. As in, this feels less overt evil and more desperate band-aiding.