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Publication Date: Jun 8 2010 | Series: Wrox Professional Guides

The first comprehensive security resource for Mac and iPhone developers

The Mac platform is legendary for security, but consequently, Apple developers have little appropriate security information available to help them assure that their applications are equally secure. This Wrox guide provides the first comprehensive go-to resource for Apple developers on the available frameworks and features that support secure application development.

While Macs are noted for security, developers still need to design applications for the Mac and the iPhone with security in mind; this guide offers the first comprehensive reference to Apple’s application security frameworks and features
Shows developers how to consider security throughout the lifecycle of a Cocoa application, including how Mac and iPhone security features work and how to leverage them
Describes how to design, implement, and deploy secure Mac and iPhone software, covering how user configurations affect application security, the keychain feature, how to maximize filesystem security, how to write secure code, and much more

Professional Cocoa Application Security arms Apple developers with essential information to help them create Mac and iPhone applications as secure as the operating system they run on.

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While Macs are noted for security, developers still need to design applications for the Mac and the iPhone with security in mind; this guide offers the first comprehensive reference to Apple’s application security frameworks and features
Shows developers how to consider security throughout the lifecycle of a Cocoa application, including how Mac and iPhone security features work and how to leverage them
Describes how to design, implement, and deploy secure Mac and iPhone software, covering how user configurations affect application security, the keychain feature, how to maximize filesystem security, how to write secure code, and much more

Professional Cocoa Application Security arms Apple developers with essential information to help them create Mac and iPhone applications as secure as the operating system they run on.

Product Details

Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Wrox (Jun 8 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470525959
ISBN-13: 978-0470525951
Product Dimensions: 18.1 x 1.8 x 23.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 621 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,097,077 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #32 in Books > Computers & Technology > Apple > Cocoa

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Design, implement, and deploy secure applications

All applications face security threats, making security considerations an integral part of every stage of the software development process. With this book, Cocoa and Cocoa Touch developers can ensure that their applications provide a secure user experience by incorporating security measures from the start when designing an application. Author and Mac security guru Graham Lee encourages you to acquire a clear understanding of the objectives of your users so that you can conclude which security techniques will be relevant to your application. He shows you how to take advantage of the many security resources available and provides helpful insight to avoiding security pitfalls and handling unexpected issues that may arise.

Professional Cocoa Application Security:

Details why security is important and provides rationale as to why you should secure your app
Introduces the UNIX filesystem and examines the Mac OS X-specific filesystem security features
Discusses the limitations of the keychain and encryption
Reviews ways to look for, record, and fix security bugs in written code
Describes the security impacts of different Mac OS X software deployment techniques
Explains how to securely deliver software updates

Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.

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About the Author

Graham J. Lee is an independent security contractor, focusing on Mac and iPhone applications. He is a regular speaker on Mac security, and writes the security column for the Mac Developer Network.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must read July 26 2010

By Mark Dalrymple - Published on Amazon.com

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It takes a different kind of mindset when writing an application to make it "secure". Such as determining even what "secure" means. Securing the data the app uses? Securing a user's credentials? Preventing a privilege escalation? Often times the school of hard experience is the only way to learn.

Graham Lee has been in the application security field for awhile, and has the battle scars to prove it. Having sat next to him at a WWDC keynote, he's also a really nice guy. He's distilled down his hard-won knowledge and packaged it up in nice easily digestible chunks for the rest of us. He takes us from learning what a "threat model" is, what kinds of attacks are important to defend against. We see under-the-hood behaviors of Mac OS X and iOS, and also specific programming interfaces. He lets us know when to use specific calls, and sometimes when it's not a good idea. There's a lot of sample code to enjoy, too.

I wish I had this book *years* ago.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Read! Jun 22 2011

By Charles S. Edge - Published on Amazon.com

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This is a great book. It reads well and it's spot on. I feel like I learned a lot just reading the source code for the sample projects (can you say SSH_Control?). But most of all it is as technically accurate as everything else Graham does. I wouldn't change a thing about the layout, style, tone or technical review. This book is for a true beginner, but then, you wouldn't want it to be. Because of this book, I got two others in the wrox series. They're good as well but not as good as this one, which is very pertinent to what I do.

If you write software you should read this book!

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