There should be a way to let the user set a passcode from within an app

Originator:martin
Number:rdar://9695334 Date Originated:29-Jun-2011 10:19 AM
Status:Duplicate/7575500 Resolved:
Product:iPhone SDK Product Version:
Classification:Feature (New) Reproducible:
 
Summary:

Especially for applications that let the user manage sensitive information it would be great to give the user the chance to immediately set a passcode from within the app (by e.g. bringing up a modal dialog with the corresponding settings page) and then letting the app know if the user has set a passcode afterwards

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If you mean allowing passcode locking of a certain app, that's already possible. Check out AirSharing. That app does what you're describing here. Now, if you're talking about the user's system-wide passcode for their device, NO. That will NEVER happen and never should. It would be a major security problem.

By mike at July 5, 2011, 7:14 a.m. (reply...)

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