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.Dd January 29, 2010
.Dt SANDBOX 7
.Os "Mac OS X"
.Sh NAME
.Nm sandbox
.Nd overview of the sandbox facility
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Fd #include <sandbox.h>
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
facility allows applications to voluntarily restrict their access to
operating system resources.  This safety mechanism is intended to limit
potential damage in the event that a vulnerability is exploited.  It
is not a replacement for other operating system access controls.
.Pp
New processes inherit the
.Nm
of their parent.
Restrictions are generally enforced upon acquisition of operating system
resources only.  For example, if file system writes are restricted, an
application will not be able to
.Xr open 2
a file for writing.  However, if the application already has a file
descriptor opened for writing, it may use that file descriptor regardless
of restrictions.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr sandbox-exec 1 ,
.Xr sandbox_init 3 ,
.Xr sandboxd 8