Open Radar

 
Andrew Saunders16-Apr-2014 12:53 PM

Summary:
Application Level Firewall repeatedly requests network access allow from the user requiring admin credentials. On first application launch after login and just an allow without credentials after initial launch from login.

Verified "Allow" status in firewall via GUI and Command Line.

Steps to Reproduce:
Turn on OS X Firewall.
Install Filemaker 11.0.4
Run Filemaker
Open a remote database.
Dialog box from Firewall requesting allow for network access.
Click Allow
Prompt for admin creds to change firewall configuration
proceed to use remote database 
close Filemaker

---Begin steps to reproduce
open filemaker
open remote database
prompt for allow network access
close filemaker
---end steps to reproduce

---Begin steps to reproduce
log out of user
log in to user
open filemaker
open remote database
Dialog box from Firewall requesting allow for network access.
Click Allow
Prompt for admin creds to change firewall configuration
proceed to use remote database 
close filemaker
---end steps to reproduce



Expected Results:
Launch app first time Create firewall allow network connects setting. Never see prompts again.

Actual Results:
Users a prompted every time they open the application for the allow with or without admin creds depending on if the app was opened since they logged in.

Version:
OS X 10.9 (All) Seen on builds 13C32, 13C64

Notes:
Only workaround found at this time to turn ALF off which is not acceptable to our environment. 

Configuration:


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