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Here is my code so far, right now it turns on and off the firewall but it requires a password and it pops up a window so its not stealth. I would like some help on this code, Thanks.
tell application "System Preferences"
activate
          set current pane to pane "com.apple.preference.security"
end tell
tell application "System Events"
          tell process "System Preferences"
                    click menu item "Security & Privacy" of menu "View" of menu bar 1
                    if title of button 4 of window 1 is "Click the lock to make changes." then
                              click button "Click the lock to make changes." of window 1
                    end if
                    try
                              click button "Turn On Firewall" of tab group 1 of window "Security & Privacy"
                    end try
                    set visible to false
          end tell
end tell
tell application "System Preferences" to quit

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