SwiftUI/macOS Auth: "[App] wants to use your confidential information stored in 'com.firebase.FIRInstallations.installations' in your keychain."

[alelordelo]

Step 1: Describe your environment

Xcode version: Version 13.1 (13A1030d)
Firebase SDK version: 8.9.1
Installation method: Swift Package Manager
Firebase Component: Auth

Step 2: Describe the problem

Steps to reproduce:

What happened? How can we make the problem occur?
When build on MacOS, user sees permissions popup saying, "[App] wants to use your confidential information stored in 'com.firebase.FIRInstallations.installations' in your keychain."

Relevant Code:

// TODO(you): code here to reproduce the problem

[ncooke3]

Running certain Firebase SDKs on macOS will present this prompt if the SDK requests keychain access. This occurs because these platforms do not use a sandboxed keychain (like iOS) and instead use the primary keychain. To dismiss the prompt, enter the requested password and select Always allow.

This prompt should only appear during development builds and shouldn't appear to a user using a release build of your app.

Usually, this prompt can be avoided by signing your application, could you verify that your app is signed?
Also, are you seeing this prompt during SwiftUI preview loads or building/running the app?

[alelordelo]

Running certain Firebase SDKs on macOS will present this prompt if the SDK requests keychain access.
Which ones? Maybe I could disable those...

To dismiss the prompt, enter the requested password and select Always allow.
Tried that, but then when the password is stored the App crashes every time I open again.

This prompt should only appear during development builds and shouldn't appear to a user using a release build of your app.
I tested on 2 distributions, and both had those prompts:
TestFlight for MacOS
Direct packaged distribution (notarised and signed)

Usually, this prompt can be avoided by signing your application, could you verify that your app is signed?
I'm using "Automatically manage signing". Is that what you mean?

Also, are you seeing this prompt during SwiftUI preview loads or building/running the app?
Building/running and also distribution via TestFlight

[alelordelo]

Update @ncooke3 ,

After fixing this:
#8947 (comment)

I then tested again via TestFlight for Mac, and the problem persists.
We are preparing App Store submission and need to get this fixed. Any idea what could be causing this?

[ncooke3]

What Firebase SDKs are you using in your app? Are you using Firebase Analytics?

Additionally, are you testing your mac app from TestFlight on the same machine you are developing it on?

[alelordelo]

What Firebase SDKs are you using in your app? Are you using Firebase Analytics?

Additionally, are you testing your mac app from TestFlight on the same machine you are developing it on?
Tested on different machine

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[ncooke3]

Thanks for the info! Another question: do all the keychain prompts say "[App] wants to use your confidential information stored in 'com.firebase.FIRInstallations.installations' in your keychain." or are you seeing other prompts with other messages.

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[kamilpowalowski]

@alelordelo Hey, did you manage to fix that? I have the same issue (+ additionally keychain access prompt from Share Extension).

[alelordelo]

I don't remember, but believe I fixed with this:
#8947 (comment)

[kamilpowalowski]

@alelordelo Thank you. I don't have scenePhase used in the app, so that's not a solution for me. But thank you for your time.