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Finally. Unfortunately we'll probably always be in the dark about the HOW, WHO and WHY. :(
If it was an honest mistake, they're not going to publically throw an employee under the bus.
If it was a malicious action from the NSA, they're not allowed to make it public.
I suspect the only hypothetical way we'd hear about the "who" is if an employee weakened it for his own personal gain, and criminal charges were raised.
>> • Adds call waiting support for FaceTime audio and video calls Cool. Someday I'd like to be able to leave a FaceTime voicemail message if the receiver declines the FaceTime call.
Ahh, so they probably had to restart the QA on the whole release a few days ago (including FaceTime Audio and associated features) after adding the TLS fix at the last minute. It makes a bit more sense why they'd make us wait a few days, now.
It's still inexcusable. The security update should have been immediate and separate.
What this doesn't excuse is disclosing the iOS bug before all fixes are ready. THAT was the major scrweup.
This should really have been a separate fix & installed without user interaction. Instead this is 450 Megs & requires a restart. It'll take days for it to get out to those at risk.
Awesome for those of us using FileVault who have to enter their login password each time they wake up their computer.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
They cover security issues in a separate announcement (listed on http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222 ), but only a few hours after the update has been released. I do think high-impact security issues like this SSL bug deserve a mention in the release notes as well.
Looks like they're just trying to not make it obvious that Macs can have security problems. I don't think many regular users (who probably think Macs are invincible) are going to actively look for security announcements about their invincible Mac. And when they look at the release notes, many of them won't be convinced to stop what they're doing and install some unnecessary updates. (Not trashing Mac, I am a Mac user…
In corporate settings with desktop management, Macs are actually a huge pain to deal with; Windows maybe starts from crappier defaults but there's a much more mature industry around locking it down.
What about non-Mavericks versions of OS X?
Edit: I did check with Imperial Violet and gotofail.com, and the issue is not there after the update.
