SecurityHelper.m

#import "SecurityHelper.h"
#import <Security/AuthorizationTags.h>

@implementation SecurityHelper

// returns an instace of itself, creating one if needed
+ sharedInstance {
    static id sharedTask = nil;
    if(sharedTask==nil) {
        sharedTask = [[SecurityHelper alloc] init];
    }
    return sharedTask;
}

// initializes the super class and sets authorizationRef to NULL 
- (id)init {
    self = [super init];
    authorizationRef = NULL;
    return self;
}

// Code from: http://svn.kismac-ng.org/kmng/trunk/Subprojects/BIGeneric/BLAuthentication.m
-(BOOL)executeCommand:(NSString *)pathToCommand withArgs:(NSArray *)arguments {
  char* args[30]; // can only handle 30 arguments to a given command
  OSStatus err = 0;
  unsigned int i = 0;
  
  if( arguments == nil || [arguments count] < 1  ) {
    err = AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivileges(authorizationRef, [pathToCommand fileSystemRepresentation], 0, NULL, NULL);
  }
  else {
    while( i < [arguments count] && i < 19) {
      args[i] = (char*)[[arguments objectAtIndex:i] cString];
      i++;
    }
    args[i] = NULL;
    
    err = AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivileges(authorizationRef, [pathToCommand fileSystemRepresentation],
                        0, args, NULL);
  }
  
  if(err!=0) {
    NSBeep();
    NSLog(@"Error %d in AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivileges",err);
    return NO;
  } else {
    return YES;
  }
}

-(void)setAuthorizationRef:(AuthorizationRef)theAuthorizationRef {
  authorizationRef = theAuthorizationRef;
}

-(AuthorizationRef)authorizationRef {
  return authorizationRef;
}

-(void)deauthorize {
  authorizationRef = NULL;
}

-(BOOL)isAuthorized {
  if (authorizationRef == NULL) {
    return NO;
  } else {
    return YES;
  }
}

@end