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How else would you do it though? Surely you don’t want a random Mac to push its cursor onto your iPad? Same with all the other handoff features. Maybe I’m missi
by louissm_it 5y ago
How else would you do it though? Surely you don’t want a random Mac to push its cursor onto your iPad? Same with all the other handoff features. Maybe I’m missing something!
- makeitdouble 5y agoRight now it’s “the ‘seemless’ way or the highway”. As far as I understand they didn’t bother having alternative linking mechanism, like asking permission to the ipad though some other app or though safari for instance. If it’s the same as sidecar 2FA is also mandatory for it to work. It makes sense for the proverbial 80%, and leaves a sour taste for the rest.
- GoodDreams 5y agoWith Sidecar I was hoping that physically connecting the iPad to the Mac would be enough. Would a physical connection (with perhaps an additional prompt) be a sufficiently secure authorization alternative? Putting my opsec hat on: I suppose someone could (theoretically) use an adapter to tunnel USB/Thunderbolt through a wireless connection to work around the need for a physical connection.
- louissm_it 5y agoDidn’t think of that, good point!
- perryizgr8 5y ago> How else would you do it though? There are many ways. The simplest I can think of is a 6 digit numeric code that you have to enter, once from device A to B and then from B to A. The OS can also ask you to authenticate with your fingerprint before linking.
- louissm_it 5y agoDidn’t think of that, good point!
- hashhar 5y agoTake a look at how Logitech's does it with their "Flow" feature on the MX series of devices. https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/options/page/flow-multi-device-control https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/options/page/flow-mul...