mathiasbynens / mathiasbynens/dotfiles

Screensaver askForPassword and askForPasswordDelay not available since 10.13

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Description

Hi,

Since 10.13, ‘defaults read com.apple.screensaver’ returns only 1 entry: ‘tokenRemovalAction’.
‘askForPassword' and ‘askForPasswordDelay’ vanished ...

I don’t know where these values are stored since 10.13, nor how to read them.

If you know, I’d be grateful !

Cheers

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Research direction

Start with the macOS `defaults read com.apple.screensaver` entry point described in the issue and investigate where `askForPassword` and `askForPasswordDelay` are stored since macOS 10.13. Done means documenting a reliable way to read the current values, or confirming that no supported read path is available.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos, shell
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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