Mac OS X 10.11.1: SecurityAgent hangs when authorizing changes to Certificate Trust Settings

Originator:tomwinzig
Number:rdar://23493854 Date Originated:10-Nov-2015 07:38 PM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:OS X Product Version:Mac OS X 10.11.1 (15B42)
Classification:Serious Bug Reproducible:Sometimes
 
This is a duplicate of rdar://22876535

A long-standing, really annoying bug in OS X which, when triggers, prevents the user from using the system, unless SecurityAgent is killed using Activity Monitor.

The problem happens, sometimes, when trying to flag an SSL cert to be trusted “always.” The window appears, prompting the user to login to authenticate changes to the Certificate Trust Settings, but it’s not possible to type in the window. Beachball spins indefinitely.

This is also discussed in detail in this thread: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6300609

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