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zulfishah
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8 years ago
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Does using Dropbox API require "com.apple.security.network.server" entitlement on Mac?

I have been using the Dropbox Objective-C SDK in my Mac app for a while. Today, Apple rejected an update stating that my app uses the "com.apple.security.network.server" entitlement. I removed this e...
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    DBX_Robert
    8 years ago

    According to the Apple documentation, this "com.apple.security.network.server" entitlement is required to make outbound network connections.  This is required in order for the Dropbox SDK to connect to Dropbox servers and would explain why your integration does not work with the entitlement removed.

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DBX_Robert
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8 years ago

According to the Apple documentation, this "com.apple.security.network.server" entitlement is required to make outbound network connections.  This is required in order for the Dropbox SDK to connect to Dropbox servers and would explain why your integration does not work with the entitlement removed.

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    zulfishah
    Explorer | Level 3
    8 years ago

    Thanks. In turning off the "com.apple.security.network.server" entitlement, I also turned off the "com.apple.security.network.client" entitlement by mistake, which is what's required by the Dropbox SDK to work correctly. So removing the "server" entitlement got past App Review. 

     

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