TinkerTool System 5.85

What's new in this version:

- Added new feature to clear icon caches of the user or the operating system
- Corrected a problem where a re-login or restart during a maintenance procedure could result in confusing status displays when initiating the logout
- Corrected a problem where status messages during application startup have not been displayed on some computers
- Because Apple does not fix several critical defects and design flaws in the macOS user interface for the authorization of privileged operations, TinkerTool System switches to a redesigned security architecture. As in classic versions of Mac OS X, it is now necessary to launch the application in the login session of an administrative user account (which is the default setup for Macs) if privileged operations should be used. Fast User Switching can be used to operate the application while using other user accounts
- Added new feature to allow administrative users to authorize privileged operations via Touch ID
- Added new feature to remove outdated versions of security components of previous generations of TinkerTool System
- Added new technology to avoid a defect of macOS where the application lost keyboard focus when a password needed to be entered for a privileged operation if multi-tier privilege separation was in use
- Added new technology to avoid a defect of macOS where the user interface is no longer localized correctly when a password needs to be entered for a privileged operation if multi-tier privilege separation is used
- Added new technology to avoid a design flaw of macOS where no appropriate application icon can be shown when a password needs to be entered for a privileged operation if multi-tier privilege separation is used
- Added new technology to avoid a defect of macOS where the layout of authentication panels was incorrect, leading to clipped messages in user dialogs to authorize privileged operations
- Added new technology to avoid a design flaw of macOS where single applications are not permitted to define more than 32 separate rights to execute privileged operations
- Added new technology to avoid a defect of macOS where the operating system asks for permission to add a helper application when it actually removes a helper application
- Features to customize the authorization policy for privileged operations via the security database of the operating system had to be removed