Posts tagged Mac

my root password? oh sure, here it is.

:: Mac, Security, Programming Languages

By: John Clements

So, I just bought a copy of Screenflow, an apparently reputable piece of screencasting software for the mac. They sent me a license code. Now it’s time to enter it. Here’s the window:

Hmm… says here all I need to do is… enter my admin password, and then the license code.

Wait… what?

Why in heaven’s name would Screenflow need to know my admin password here?

My guess is that it’s because it wants to put something in the keychain for me. That’s not a very comforting thought; it also means that it could delete things from my keychain, copy the whole thing, etc. etc.

This is a totally unacceptable piece of UI. I think it’s probably both Apple’s and Telestream’s fault. Really, though, I just paid $100 and now I have to decide whether to try to get my money back, or just take the chance that Telestream isn’t evil.