> On Dec 30, 2016, at 4:00 PM, Quincey Morris > <quinceymor...@rivergatesoftware.com> wrote: > > On Dec 30, 2016, at 13:58 , Carl Hoefs <newsli...@autonomy.caltech.edu > <mailto:newsli...@autonomy.caltech.edu>> wrote: >> >> UIApplicationExitsOnSuspend is useful for multi-user professional apps (such >> as medical apps associated with hardware). Otherwise there is the potential >> of a different user reactivating the app without having to log into it, and >> thus gaining access to private information. > > This makes no sense to me. You could implement > application-logs-out-on-suspend behavior yourself. I can’t see any added > value in making the process quit too. > > Secondarily, this isn’t very secure in itself. There is also the potential of > the current user walking away from the iOS device, leaving the app in the > foreground. Presumably, you *also* rely on an activity timeout to trigger a > log-out, and in that case it’s not clear what added value you get from > logging out on suspend. > I didn't mean to imply that that's the only mechanism at play. Just that it's a useful one. -Carl
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