Who Sudo'd Exposes Full Call Chains Behind macOS Sudo and Touch ID Prompts, a Growing Concern With AI Agents
SIGKITTEN · x · 2026-09-05
macOS has long shown only vague info about which app requests sudo/Touch ID, never the call chain—a problem that gets acute as background AI agents proliferate. The tool Who Sudo'd now displays a full callchain for any app calling LocalAuthentication and lets you approve sudo with a password once you know where the request came from. The thread explores whether this mechanism can even be used to unlock the computer.
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