security authorize db

   authorizationdb read 

   authorizationdb write  [allow|deny|]

   authorizationdb remove 
          Read/Modify authorization policy database. Without a rulename write will read a dictionary as a
          plist from stdin.

          Examples

          security> security authorizationdb read system.privilege.admin > /tmp/aewp-def
                   Read definition of system.privilege.admin right.

          security> security authorizationdb write system.preferences < /tmp/aewp-def
                   Set system.preferences to definition of system.privilege.admin right.

          security> security authorizationdb write system.preferences authenticate-admin
                   Every change to preferences requires an Admin user to authenticate.

“Even in the common affairs of life, in love, friendship, and marriage, how little security have we when we trust our happiness in the hands of others!” ~ William Hazlitt (On Living to One's-Self)

Related:

security - Administer Keychains, keys, certificates and the Security framework.



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