FT - Security concerns for Apple servers

[stevenpa]

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/d7970a88-bc8c-11e0-adac-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1Tyx3TXxZ


For you Apple fanboys

 

[KingCrimson]

The iCloud is bulletproof because it's based on rock-solid Unix. It's the power of Objective-C and Cocoa that prevents any hacking.

 

[ct2k7]

The iCloud is bulletproof because it's based on rock-solid Unix. It's the power of Objective-C and Cocoa that prevents any hacking.

The same Unix which other companies have been running but have been hacked?

Nothing is bulletproof.

 

[neiltc13]

The iCloud is bulletproof because it's based on rock-solid Unix. It's the power of Objective-C and Cocoa that prevents any hacking.

It still amazes me that Apple's authentication is based on a single login name (email address) and password. I will never switch my email away from Google to any provider that doesn't provide the same 2 step authentication awesomeness that they do.

(For the uninformed, you tie your Google account to your mobile number. When you log in using a valid username and password, it sends a text message to your phone with an authentication code. That way, a hacker also needs access to your mobile phone to get into your account.)

This is really irrelevant to this topic though - they are discussing third party use of Mac OS X Server.

 

[ct2k7]

It still amazes me that Apple's authentication is based on a single login name (email address) and password. I will never switch my email away from Google to any provider that doesn't provide the same 2 step authentication awesomeness that they do.

(For the uninformed, you tie your Google account to your mobile number. When you log in using a valid username and password, it sends a text message to your phone with an authentication code. That way, a hacker also needs access to your mobile phone to get into your account.)

This is really irrelevant to this topic though - they are discussing third party use of Mac OS X Server.

We also have to assume they are using Mac OS X Server, not some custom server OS.