Re:AppStore Preferences can be unlocked by a local admin wit...
by derefr on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @01:42PM
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> Was the "lock" functionality in System Preferences changed at all in any meaningful way for the App Store panel.
I don't know about local authentication, but iCloud account authentication was changed a couple of times in recent macOS versions (from 1FA to optional pseudo-2FA to real 2FA.) I know that parts of the App Store prefpane (e.g. "remember password after purchases") require the iCloud auth flow. That might have affected the local auth flow somehow.
I don't know about local authentication, but iCloud account authentication was changed a couple of times in recent macOS versions (from 1FA to optional pseudo-2FA to real 2FA.) I know that parts of the App Store prefpane (e.g. "remember password after purchases") require the iCloud auth flow. That might have affected the local auth flow somehow.