WebAuthn Level 3 § 6.3.2 Step 2 states the authenticator must :
Check if at least one of the specified combinations of PublicKeyCredentialType and cryptographic parameters in credTypesAndPubKeyAlgs is supported. If not, return an error code equivalent to "NotSupportedError" and terminate the operation.
On my iPhone 15 Pro Max running iOS 18.5, Safari + Passwords does not exhibit this behavior; instead an error is not reported and an ES256 credential is created when an RP passes a non-empty sequence that does not contain {"type":"public-key","alg":-7} (e.g., [{"type":"public-key","alg":-8}]).
When I use Chromium 138.0.7204.92 on my laptop running Arch Linux in conjunction with the Passwords app (connected via the "hybrid" protocol), a credential is not created and instead an error is reported per the spec.
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Confirmation on "Sign in with Apple JS" Web Implementation Compatibility
Hello Developers
We are trying to implement "Sign in with Apple JS" on our e-commerce website, which is built on a SaaS platform called Ticimax in Turkey.
Our platform provider (Ticimax) claims that a web-based implementation of "Sign in with Apple" is not currently possible. They state this is due to "Apple's browser security policies" that prevent consistent and secure support across all major browsers, particularly Safari with its privacy features.
Could you please confirm if there are any fundamental security policies or technical restrictions imposed by Apple that would prevent a standard, secure implementation of "Sign in with Apple JS" on a typical e-commerce website?
We know many global websites use this feature successfully. We need to know if our provider's claim has a technical basis from Apple's perspective, or if this is a standard implementation challenge that developers are expected to handle (e.g., using pop-ups instead of redirects to comply with ITP).
Any official clarification or documentation you can provide on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Topic:
Privacy & Security
SubTopic:
Sign in with Apple
Tags:
Sign in with Apple
Sign in with Apple JS
Feedback report id: FB16605524
I'm trying to send emails to private relay service addresses using AWS SES and emails are not received. My emails are sent from dev@mydomain.fr and I've set a custom FROM domain of mail.mydomain.fr. I've added both domains and the dev@mydomain.fr adress to the "Certificates, Identifies & Profiles" section. I've set up DKIM and SPF for both.
Attached a redacted version of email headers.
email_headers_redacted.txt
The Core Problem
After Users sign out from the App, the app isn’t properly retrieving the user on second sign in. Instead, it’s treating the user as “Unknown” and saving a new entry in CloudKit and locally. Is there a tutorial aside from 'Juice' that is recent and up to date?
Using personal physical iPhone for simulations. Can't get Keychain to read or store AppleID name/email. I want to avoid hard reseting physical phone.
Logs confirm Keychain is working, but userIdentifier and savedEmail are not being stored correctly.
🔄 Initializing UserManager...
✅ Saved testKeychain to Keychain: Test Value
✅ Retrieved testKeychain from Keychain: Test Value
🔍 Keychain Test - Retrieved Value: Test Value
⚠️ Keychain Retrieve Warning: No stored value found for userIdentifier
⚠️ Keychain Retrieve Warning: No stored value found for savedEmail
🔍 Debug - Retrieved from Keychain: userIdentifier=nil, savedEmail=nil
⚠️ No stored userIdentifier in Keychain. User needs to sign in.
📦 Converting User to CKRecord: Unknown, No Email
✅ User saved locally: Unknown, No Email
✅ User saved to CloudKit: Unknown, No Email
Below UserManager.swift if someone can help troubleshoot. Or step by step tutorial to configure a project and build a User Login & User Account creation for Apple Only app.
import Foundation
import CloudKit
import AuthenticationServices
import SwiftData
@MainActor
class UserManager: ObservableObject {
@Published var user: User?
@Published var isLoggedIn = false
@Published var errorMessage: String?
private let database = CKContainer.default().publicCloudDatabase
init() {
print("🔄 Initializing UserManager...")
// 🔍 Keychain Debug Test
let testKey = "testKeychain"
KeychainHelper.shared.save("Test Value", forKey: testKey)
let retrievedValue = KeychainHelper.shared.retrieve(forKey: testKey)
print("🔍 Keychain Test - Retrieved Value: \(retrievedValue ?? "nil")")
fetchUser() // Continue normal initialization
}
// ✅ Sign in & Save User
func handleSignIn(_ authResults: ASAuthorization) {
guard let appleIDCredential = authResults.credential as? ASAuthorizationAppleIDCredential else {
errorMessage = "Error retrieving Apple credentials"
print("❌ ASAuthorization Error: Invalid credentials received")
return
}
let userIdentifier = appleIDCredential.user
let fullName = appleIDCredential.fullName?.givenName ?? retrieveSavedName()
var email = appleIDCredential.email ?? retrieveSavedEmail()
print("🔍 Apple Sign-In Data: userIdentifier=\(userIdentifier), fullName=\(fullName), email=\(email)")
// 🔄 If Apple doesn't return an email, check if it exists in Keychain
if appleIDCredential.email == nil {
print("⚠️ Apple Sign-In didn't return an email. Retrieving saved email from Keychain.")
}
// ✅ Store userIdentifier & email in Keychain
KeychainHelper.shared.save(userIdentifier, forKey: "userIdentifier")
KeychainHelper.shared.save(email, forKey: "savedEmail")
let newUser = User(fullName: fullName, email: email, userIdentifier: userIdentifier)
saveUserToCloudKit(newUser)
}
func saveUserToCloudKit(_ user: User) {
let record = user.toRecord()
Task {
do {
try await database.save(record)
DispatchQueue.main.async {
self.user = user
self.isLoggedIn = true
self.saveUserLocally(user)
print("✅ User saved to CloudKit: \(user.fullName), \(user.email)")
}
} catch {
DispatchQueue.main.async {
self.errorMessage = "Error saving user: \(error.localizedDescription)"
print("❌ CloudKit Save Error: \(error.localizedDescription)")
}
}
}
}
// ✅ Fetch User from CloudKit
func fetchUser() {
let userIdentifier = KeychainHelper.shared.retrieve(forKey: "userIdentifier")
let savedEmail = KeychainHelper.shared.retrieve(forKey: "savedEmail")
print("🔍 Debug - Retrieved from Keychain: userIdentifier=\(userIdentifier ?? "nil"), savedEmail=\(savedEmail ?? "nil")")
guard let userIdentifier = userIdentifier else {
print("⚠️ No stored userIdentifier in Keychain. User needs to sign in.")
return
}
let predicate = NSPredicate(format: "userIdentifier == %@", userIdentifier)
let query = CKQuery(recordType: "User", predicate: predicate)
Task { [weak self] in
guard let self = self else { return }
do {
let results = try await self.database.records(matching: query, resultsLimit: 1).matchResults
if let (_, result) = results.first {
switch result {
case .success(let record):
DispatchQueue.main.async {
let fetchedUser = User(record: record)
self.user = User(
fullName: fetchedUser.fullName,
email: savedEmail ?? fetchedUser.email,
userIdentifier: userIdentifier
)
self.isLoggedIn = true
self.saveUserLocally(self.user!)
print("✅ User loaded from CloudKit: \(fetchedUser.fullName), \(fetchedUser.email)")
}
case .failure(let error):
DispatchQueue.main.async {
print("❌ Error fetching user from CloudKit: \(error.localizedDescription)")
}
}
}
} catch {
DispatchQueue.main.async {
print("❌ CloudKit fetch error: \(error.localizedDescription)")
}
}
}
}
// ✅ Save User Locally
private func saveUserLocally(_ user: User) {
if let encoded = try? JSONEncoder().encode(user) {
UserDefaults.standard.set(encoded, forKey: "savedUser")
UserDefaults.standard.set(user.fullName, forKey: "savedFullName")
UserDefaults.standard.set(user.email, forKey: "savedEmail")
print("✅ User saved locally: \(user.fullName), \(user.email)")
} else {
print("❌ Local Save Error: Failed to encode user data")
}
}
// ✅ Retrieve Previously Saved Name
private func retrieveSavedName() -> String {
return UserDefaults.standard.string(forKey: "savedFullName") ?? "Unknown"
}
// ✅ Retrieve Previously Saved Email
private func retrieveSavedEmail() -> String {
return KeychainHelper.shared.retrieve(forKey: "savedEmail") ?? UserDefaults.standard.string(forKey: "savedEmail") ?? "No Email"
}
// ✅ Sign Out
func signOut() {
isLoggedIn = false
user = nil
UserDefaults.standard.removeObject(forKey: "savedUser")
print("🚪 Signed Out")
}
}
Topic:
Privacy & Security
SubTopic:
General
Tags:
Sign in with Apple
Authentication Services
iCloud Keychain Verification Codes
override func prepareInterface(forPasskeyRegistration registrationRequest: any ASCredentialRequest)
int this function how can i get the "challenge" from user agent, the params "challenge" need to be used in webauthn navigator.credentials.create
We have an app that has failed during the app review for the Japanese market but has been accepted in several other markets successfully.
We need the user's name in native Katakana format as we need it to be displayed in our restaurant Point of Sale systems for workers to be able to read and understand.
We use 'Sign up with Apple', but when doing so, if this returns an anglicised given and family name, we have to request the customer supply their Katakana format name so that our in-store systems and staff can process and fulfil their orders.
When the App Review process automatically tests the app, it uses "Apple John" as a customer's name. Since this is not a Japanese name, we ask for it again in the correct format, or we cannot allow the user to register.
This contravenes Apple's rules, and thus, our app is rejected. If the Apple identity used belonged to a user more typical of the target market, it would work as required.
Does anyone else have this issue, and how did you work around it?
Tim
Topic:
Privacy & Security
SubTopic:
General
Tags:
Internationalization
Sign in with Apple
App Submission
Our service has ended and the app has been removed from the App store.
This app supported Sign in with Apple, but even if I try to revoke the account from the iOS settings or account.apple.com on the web, but can't delete it and no error is displayed.
Does anyone know the cause of this problem or have encountered it?
I'm not sure if it's related, but this app was previously transferred from another organization.
In response to inquiries from users, we have confirmed the following phenomenon.
If you select "Private email address" in the flow of new user registration with Apple ID, you will not receive the verification code email when performing two-factor authentication.
■User impact
If you use your Apple ID to link an external account without making your email address public, you will not receive the authentication code during two-factor authentication and will not be able to proceed. The date and time of the impact is currently unknown.
◎Impact 1: New registration
If you select "Private email address" in the flow of registering a new user with Apple ID, the verification code will not be received during two-factor authentication and registration will not be completed.
◎Impact 2: Login of existing account
When two-factor authentication is required for an existing account registered with Apple ID set to "Private email address," the verification code is not received and the user cannot log in.
→If you have not registered a login method other than Apple ID for the relevant account, there is no other way to log in.
■About workarounds
・I thought that I could avoid this issue by canceling the private setting of my Apple ID, but I was unable to do so.
→There is currently no workaround found for existing users who are experiencing this issue.
・However, the scope of influence is limited.
■Cause investigation status
Premise: For an Apple ID whose email address is not made public, the two-factor authentication authentication code email follows the following route.
①CDC/GIGYA
miraiz-persol.jp (SendGrid)
Apple's email server (relay server to hide the user's real email address)
User mailbox
→Since '1' are working, the problem seems to have occurred after the connection from ② or ③.
(At this stage, we cannot determine who is at fault: the user, MIRAIZ, or Apple. We are currently investigating.)
◎Hypothesis
・Is there something wrong with Apple's mail server?
・Is it not delivered because the user's mailbox is full?
■Questions, research, and responses we would like to receive
Please check the following two points and reply.
1st point
As shown in the attached image, there seems to be no problem with the SPF settings.
Is it possible to check to see if any errors have occurred with Apple's mail server?
2nd point
Are there any cases where you still can't receive emails even if you deactivate your Apple ID?
I would like to know if there are any patterns in which emails are not being delivered in terms of past inquiries or overall specifications
Topic:
Privacy & Security
SubTopic:
General
Tags:
Sign in with Apple REST API
Sign in with Apple
Sign in with Apple JS
Hi everyone,
I'm developing an iOS app using the AppsFlyer SDK. I understand that starting with iOS 14.5, if a user denies the App Tracking Transparency (ATT) permission, we are not allowed to access the IDFA or perform cross-app tracking.
However, I’d like to clarify which in-app events are still legally and technically safe to send when the user denies ATT permission.
Specifically, I want to know:
Is it acceptable to send events like onboarding_completed, paywall_viewed, subscription_started, subscribe, subscribe_price, or app_opened if they are not linked to IDFA or any form of user tracking?
Would sending such internal behavioral events (used purely for SKAdNetwork performance tracking or in-app analytics) violate Apple’s privacy policy if no device identifiers are attached?
Additionally, if these events are sent in fully anonymous form (i.e., not associated with IDFA, user ID, email, or any identifiable metadata), does Apple still consider this a privacy concern? In other words, can onboarding_completed, paywall_viewed, subsribe, subscribe_price, etc., be sent in anonymous format without violating ATT policies?
Are there any official Apple guidelines or best practices that outline what types of events are considered compliant in the absence of ATT consent?
My goal is to remain 100% compliant with Apple’s policies while still analyzing meaningful user behavior to improve the in-app experience.
Any clarification or pointers to documentation would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Hi,
I know it's been discussed before, but I'm testing the Sign in with Apple feature, and I only get the user info on the first try.
Now, I know that you're supposed to go to the account settings, and look for the list of accounts that you used your Apple account to sign in with, and it used to work a few months back. But for the last few weeks I haven't been able to get the user info, even after deleting the entry from my Sign In With Apple app list.
Has there been a recent change to Apple security policy that prevents such a move from working ? Or am I doing something wrong ?
Thank you
When implementing Sign In with Apple I created an App ID and a Service ID for my app. I didn't configure the Server-to-Server Notification URL properly there and token revocation didn't work.
Later on I updated the url config and the name of the identifiers. However, when I Sign in with Apple in my app I still see the old identifier name in my iPhone Settings->Apple Account->Sign in with Apple. I would assume that if the name doesn't update, the configuration doesn't update either.
I'm using automatic Xcode signing, I have deleted all the profiles locally, cleaned project, bumped versions, waited for a week, nothing worked.
Token revocation for account deletion doesn't work properly I would assume because of the initial misconfiguration. I want to mention that this is working fine for my development build (another bundleID, AppID, ServiceID)
What am I missing here?
Topic:
Privacy & Security
SubTopic:
Sign in with Apple
Tags:
Sign in with Apple REST API
Sign in with Apple
Sign in with Apple JS
An ITMS-91061: Missing privacy manifest rejection email looks as follows:
ITMS-91061: Missing privacy manifest- Your app includes
"<path/to/SDK>", which includes , an SDK that was identified in the documentation as a privacy-impacting third-party SDK. Starting February 12, 2025, if a new app includes a privacy-impacting SDK, or an app update adds a new privacy-impacting SDK, the SDK must include a privacy manifest file. Please contact the provider of the SDK that includes this file to get an updated SDK version with a privacy manifest. For more details about this policy, including a list of SDKs that are required to include signatures and manifests, visit: https://developer.apple.com/support/third-party-SDK-requirements.
Glossary
ITMS-91061: Missing privacy manifest: An email that includes the name and path of privacy-impacting SDK(s) with no privacy manifest files in your app bundle. For more information, see https://developer.apple.com/support/third-party-SDK-requirements.
: The specified privacy-impacting SDK that doesn't include a privacy manifest file.
If you are the developer of the rejected app, gather the name of the SDK from the email you received from Apple, then contact the SDK's provider for an updated version that includes a valid privacy manifest. After receiving an updated version of the SDK, verify the SDK includes a valid privacy manifest file at the expected location. For more information, see Adding a privacy manifest to your app or third-party SDK.
If your app includes a privacy manifest file, make sure the file only describes the privacy practices of your app. Do not add the privacy practices of the SDK to your app's privacy manifest.
If the email lists multiple SDKs, repeat the above process for all of them.
If you are the developer of an SDK listed in the email, publish an updated version of your SDK that includes a privacy manifest file with valid keys and values.
Every privacy-impacting SDK must contain a privacy manifest file that only describes its privacy practices.
To learn how to add a valid privacy manifest to your SDK, see the Additional resources section below.
Additional resources
Privacy manifest files
Describing data use in privacy manifests
Describing use of required reason API
Adding a privacy manifest to your app or third-party SDK
TN3182: Adding privacy tracking keys to your privacy manifest
TN3183: Adding required reason API entries to your privacy manifest
TN3184: Adding data collection details to your privacy manifest
TN3181: Debugging an invalid privacy manifest
Topic:
Privacy & Security
SubTopic:
General
Tags:
App Store Connect
Privacy
App Submission
App Review
Hi, preivously on appleid.apple.com, navigating to this page on safari would show the in-app modal to continue with Apple.
Now with account.apple.com, this is not the case. We are not seeing the in-app modal to continue with Apple
Topic:
Privacy & Security
SubTopic:
Sign in with Apple
Tags:
Sign in with Apple REST API
Sign in with Apple
Sign in with Apple JS
Hi,
I hope someone is able to help me with this query:
Is there a mandatory requirement to display a view before presenting the App Tracking Transparency modal to explain to the user why the app is asking for tracking? I see there are a few apps which do this, but I don't see any mention of this as a mandatory requirement within the app store review guidelines. The modal can be customised with a description detailing why the app is asking for tracking and I believe this may be sufficient to pass an app store review.
The guidelines also mention that the app must provide access to information about how and where the data will be used. We have these details in our privacy policy which is accessible from within the app. Is this sufficient or do we need a pre-modal view which contains a direct link the the privacy policy.
Any advice on this would be much appreciated.
I was experiencing a weird sign in error when using apple sign in with my app and wanted to put it here for anyone else who might experience it in the future, and so apple can make this requirement more clear.
I was using CloudKit and apple sign in. If you are not using both this probably does not apply to you.
Every time I would go to sign in in the iOS simulator I would enter my password, hit "sign in", and everything just froze.
The very odd reason for this is if you are using iCloudKit and apple sign in you need to go to specifically the "identifiers" in the "Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles" menu (https://developer.apple.com/account/resources/identifiers/list). And from there you specifically need an App ID Configuration with apple sign in enabled.
From there you have to have the same exact bundle identifier in Xcode under project settings(not an upper tab just click your project in the left panel). And that should allow you to both pass validation and have your sign in work.
Hope this helps!
Topic:
Privacy & Security
SubTopic:
Sign in with Apple
Tags:
CloudKit
Sign in with Apple
iCloud Drive
Our application uses Screen capture KIT API for screen recording.
But from Sequoia OS, we are getting additional permission dialog which states " is requesting to bypass the system private window picker and directly access your screen and audio".
It seems we need to add our app under "System settings -> Privacy & Security -> Remote Desktop" setting to avoid getting above additional dialogue in every few days.
Some places mention use of .plist file that if mention in this file, the app will request for this permission. But did not seem to work or we do not understand that properly yet.
Developers of our e-shop are preparing to enable Apple Sign In for account login.
Apple ID verification is conducted via the domain appleid.apple.com, and the responses should be coming back from the following two Apple IP addresses:
IPv4 Address: 17.32.194.6
IPv4 Address: 17.32.194.37
Question is whether these addresses are correct and if they remain unchanged over time. Alternatively, it is existing an official list of IP addresses that may be used for Apple Sign In verification response?
This is necessary to ensure precise network communication settings and protection by F5 security solution.
Thanks a lot for answers.
Hi, I’ve added attestation to my app, and everything worked as expected during setup. However, after deployment, I noticed some unknownSystemFailure entries in the production logs on New Relic. Could you help me understand what typically causes this error? The documentation suggests issues such as failing to generate a token. What scenarios could lead to that?
Current Setup:
Using Secure Enclave with userPresence access control
Foreground keychain accessibility: whenPasscodeSetThisDeviceOnly
Security Requirement:
Our security group wants us to invalidate biometrics and require a username/password if a biometric item is added (potentially by a hostile 3rd party)
Need to upgrade from userPresence to biometricCurrentSet to ensure re-authentication when biometric credentials change.
Issue:
After implementing biometricCurrentSet, authentication cancels after two failed biometric attempts instead of falling back to passcode.
Current Detection Method:
User completes initial biometric authentication
Biometric changes occur (undetectable by app)
App attempts Secure Enclave access
Access denial triggers re-authentication requirement
Cannot revoke refresh token after access is denied
Security Concern:
Current implementation allows new biometric enrollments to access existing authenticated sessions without re-verification.
Question:
What's the recommended approach to:
Implement biometricCurrentSet while maintaining passcode fallback
Properly handle refresh token invalidation when biometric credentials change
Looking for guidance on best practices for implementing these security requirements while maintaining good UX.