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I think this entitlement controls only the ability if you are not running as root. That makes perfect sense, because you don't want random user processes to be
by solarexplorer 6y ago
I think this entitlement controls only the ability if you are not running as root. That makes perfect sense, because you don't want random user processes to be able to sniff your network traffic...
> A Boolean that indicates whether the app manages virtual network interfaces without escalating privileges to the root user.
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/entitlements/com_apple_vm_networking?language=objc https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/en...
- dingaling 6y ago> I think this entitlement controls only the ability if you are not running as root. Indeed, but why can't it be granted by root?
- solarexplorer 6y agoWell, if you don't care about security, you can always put the setuid bit on the binary (I suppose that would work?). I agree that the situation is not ideal, but at least you can run it on your own computer if you actually want to... In the past there were some bad actors doing shady stuff on iOS with this type of entitlement. I wonder if that influenced this type of restriction: https://guce.techcrunch.com/copyConsent?sessionId=3_cc-session_0a3a7fb3-fd15-41aa-8dba-83a7383b2990&lang=es-ES https://guce.techcrunch.com/copyConsent?sessionId=3_cc-sessi...