Comment The firewall documentation in 10.5.1 (Score 1) 264
The new, updated documentation for the firewall in 10.5.1 now contradicts what the firewall presents to the user:
http://tinyurl.com/2a6bcg
Submission + - Apple Fixes 'Misleading' Leopard Firewall Settings (zdnet.com)
4 for 52 writes: "ZDNet is reporting that Apple has fessed up to at least three serious design weaknesses in the new application-based firewall that ships with Mac OS X Leopard. The acknowledgment comes less than a month after independent researchers threw cold water on Apple's claim that Leopard's firewall can block all incoming connections. The firewall patches come 24 hours after a Mac OS X update that provided cover for at least 41 security vulnerabilities."
