News Panther bitten by second data damaging bug

From the Register:

Mac OS X 10.3's FileVault system, which protects each user's home folder with on-the-fly 128-but AES data encryption, has been found to contain a data-damaging glitch, Apple has admitted.

The bug manifests itself as a request to regain lost disk space in the encrypted directory. If the user responds in the affirmative, FileVault's reclamation process damages the user's keychain data. Keychain is the Mac OS' secure password storage system, allowing passwords to be accessed through a single master code.

Damaging the data held in the keychain prevents the Safari web browser from automatically signing on to certain web sites, stops Mail logging on to email servers and so on. Many other applications that store passwords in the keychain are likely to be affected too.

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To all Mac owners, from all of us PC users:

"Welcome to our world"

 

"Our World"? Since when?

I've never a problem like that.

 

Re: Re: Panther bitten by second data damaging bug

I think GOO is refering to bugs and data damage in general.

 

Re: Re: Re: Panther bitten by second data damaging bug

Macs realy don't get many problems, but when they do, they're real doozies

"I tried storing my data on the PC, but every time I went to look for it, it was there! I switched to a Mac, and now every time I go to find my data, it is gone! Think about all the diskspace I'm saving!!"

-Joe "Mac user" Idiot