Firewall keeps asking same question on startup

The firewall keeps asking if I want to allow the connections for 2 apps on startup even though it's set in the prefs. Any idea ?

I have the same problem with 10.5.6
Everytime a user want to log in (not only at startup) in the computer there is asking if ARDAgent (or iChatAGent) is allowed to make connection. But even more problematic is that only admin users are allowed to agree. So all normal users in the office (without admin rights) get a checkbox to enter an admin username and password...
Very confusing...

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HT1491 It is not letting me download music because it keeps asking security questions that we dont know amwsers too. It says its a new device so we tried to hook up to computer and it says same thimg. I have 50.00 to use for that account but how can I use

I have an I phone 4s and I got 50.00 gift card for christmas and I put it on my itunes account. Now it wont let me use it cause it keeps asking security questions that we do not know the anwser too. Questions we never set up. What can I do to be able to use the 50.00?

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Firewall keeps asking if incoming connections are allowed

Hi all,
Why does the Leopard firewall keep asking me if a application should allow or deny incoming connections for every application that I run? It doesn't happen everytime I ran an application but it happens quite often even for apps that I've already clicked on [Deny]. This is getting really, really annoying. First, why do all apps seem to want to allow incoming connections?
Is there a list of essential Mac OS apps that really need to allow incoming connections? I am not doing and file/printer/connection sharing. And I don't use iChat or any other IM software.
Is there a better software firewall to use with Leopard on my Mac Pro? I have a hardware firewall, a D-Link DIR-655 router, which seems to do quite well. BTW, I have the Mac firewall set to allow specific apps.
Thanks,
Steven

I found the answer in another thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6748694
Basically all you have to do is delete iTunes and iPhoto from your firewall access list. OSX already knows how to selectively open the ports for these bundled apps. When you put them onto the firewall access list, something goes wrong and it has to ask for permission every time.
Jason

Firewall keeps asking for permission.

Hi,
I've enabled Firewall in OX 10.8 but everytime I open an application that can access the Internet, it keeps asking me that whether I want to allow permission the program to do or not. I checked Firewall in system preferences and it does have list of programs that I allowed to connect to Internet, so why it keeps asking everytime I open those programs?
Thanks.

Hi guys,
I have the same problem and I just want to add my thoughts.
Ok, fair enough, we don't need two firewalls.
But here is the thing that concerns me. The issue for me is, this asking for permission didn't occur on my mac using mavericks and mountain lion. Why should it appear with Yosemite? I don't understand why it needs to ask for permission repeatedly when I have set the program to allow incoming connections from my firewall settings.
It is also the same case with an app that I have allowed access to use the accessibility feature of my mac. Every time I launch, I have to give permission even though it is already listed on my accessibility preference to have permission. I use this app all the time, and having to repeat this process over and over and over again becomes irritating.
As much as having two firewalls on at a time is not necessary, I believe it is even more not necessary for me have to go through the silly questions if I do chose to leave the firewall on (don't forget the accessibility) and have given permission to let these apps do what they do. To this, I vote that this issue should get some attention by mac and the community.
Have a great one guys,
Peace.

Firewall keeps asking permission for iTunes

I have the following happening, everytime I start iTunes: My Firewall, the one in Mac OS 10.6.3 (turned on), keeps asking me if i want to give permission to iTunes to allow for incoming connections. I answer with yes, and iTunes appears in the Firewall preferences screen as being accepted. But every following time i open iTunes, I get the same question.
iTunes works fine, but this is just annoying. I tried restarting the Firewall, adding the programs manually, same result.
As I think the Firewall should be on, this will just keep happening and in time will really start to annoy me.
Does anyone have this same problem, and more importantly,... does anyone have a solution??
Kind regards, Peter

I have had the same problem, and in my estimation, it started with the iTunes update that included Ping. I have Ping turned off, and I get the same question everytime I launch iTunes. Quite annoying! I too have my firewall enabled and need it on at all times as I travel regularly. I have tried disabling the 'look for iPhone/iPad remotes' in the devices area of iTunes preferences, but that did not solve the problem for me. Coincidentally, my Airtunes setup was working fine (iPhone as Remote) until recently. A related problem?
My next approach will be to reinstall the software. However, the MBP is going in for service today anyway, so will wait until it's returned. Other solutions welcome! Strange that it's happening for some folks but not many. Or at least not many that are reading/posting here.

Firewall keeps asking to allow network connection

I have a couple of apps that require network connections and the firewall keeps aking to allow the connection. i have gone into the firewall settings and the box is checked to allow these apps to connect, but a dialog box still pops up every time asking me to allow it. this is new sinse 10.9, maybe even 10.8, i don't remember.

You can read through
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Firewall keeps asking for permission to allow incoming...

Help! I have a simple Intel MacMini system running OS X 10.5.5 (Client) with a few web services running on it. It has run for years without problem (mostly Tiger, more recently Leopard). Recently have been having problems with the Leopard Firewall asking permission for 'incoming' every time I start the machine. This is a real pain - in particular because it seems if you don't get to the dialog asking permission in reasonable time, OS X Firewall assumes an answer 'No' and short of rebooting there doesn't appear to be any way of telling it you want access allowed.
Just for clarity - all the apps in question are in the 'Allowed Apps' list already, and set to "Allow Access". Also, I recently moved the server from an old CoreDuo Mac Mini to a new Core2Duo Mac Mini - using Migration Assistant. The server is running the following useful apps:
CommunigatePro mail server
Parallels Desktop running Win2K server
PureFTPd Manager
Apart from Activity Monitor, nothing else runs on the machine.
The problem applications are CommunigatePro, Some 'Helper' applications for CommunigatePro, and PureFTP (installed / run via PureFTPd Manager).
I am guessing that this is either a permissions thing (perhaps OS X Firewall can't 'mark' the app as having permission - if that is what it does), or an app signing thing - the apps that are causing problems are third party sourced. But all have worked reliably under Leopard and Tiger for ages - so I don't think it is necessarily someone else's (i.e. not Firewall's) fault. Also I have run Disk Utility to check permissions - and it has found nothing to fix.
Anyone got any ideas?

I hit the same problem. In my case the problem was related to a downloaded JDK that included source code for Java development. This new JDK was installed at the default location /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0_26-b03-383.jdk/. Some of my scripts use this version of Java and those are the ones that were giving the warning. I was not able to add this Java to firewall settings because the stupid UI would not allow me to navigate to that directory. I am not sure what prevented it from going past /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0_26-b03-383.jdk/ directory but that was the reason why I could not add an allow rule for that java executable. Anyways, the command line solution to this was to run -
sudo /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw --add /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0_26-b03-383.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java
This added the second java into firewall rules. In your case I would suspect there is another version of java executable that is run to the one that you have already allowed. If you right click and the java rule and do show in finder you will probably be able to figure out if you are indeed using the allowed java.

Bank keeps asking securite question when logging in

every time i go to my bank website i am asked to enter one of my security questions this just started after the latest firefox up date help is is starting to upset me

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Firewall keeps asking to allow or deny

I already marked an incoming connection (a DIRECTV plug-in) as "always allow" under Firewall preferences. And also in Safari under security preferences. Still, every time the computer wakes it asks me again...

Please open the Security & Privacy preference pane and select the Firewall tab. Click the lock icon to unlock the settings, if necessary. Click the button marked
          Firewall Options...
In the sheet that opens, the box marked
          Automatically allow signed software to receive incoming connections
should be checked.
If the applications that you're having trouble with is on the list above that checkbox and is blocked, change the setting to
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When I get a app it keeps asking security questions?? Help

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Firewall keeps asking authorization

Everttime I launch iTunes the firewall asks me if I want to accept incoming network connections. I already set it in the system prefts (firewall on but connections are allowed for iTunes). Any clue ?

Hi,
Can you list the set up then.
The Computer is Ethernetted to a Base Station ?
The Apple TV is WiFi to the same Base Station ?
Any other Base Station such as an Airport Express ?
Is the Base Station set to "Share a Public IP" ?
Is the Mac Set to "Using DHCP" in System Preferences > Network ?
In the firewall do you have Stealth enabled ?
Is there any chance you have two version of iTunes in your Applications Folder ?
(Or in different Locations on your Computer)
Right click the icon in the DOCK and see where "Show in Finder" displays the app as being.
I am in Leopard at the moment but also in the Firewall if you highlight an app in the list there is a Reveal in Finder button.
If there is a Previous System Folder on the computer make sure one is not pointing to the Applications folder in Previous Systems (Right Clicking the title of the Finder window will reveal the Path).
Some of these are just speculative ideas based on the info given so far.
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I keep asking this question and I'm not getting an answer. I am up to date but I still keep crashing.

The plug ins, are up to date but I keep crashing. Like, 10 times in a row. It's really annoying. I've never had this problem with any other browser. I need to know why it keeps crashing for no reason. Could you find a solution so I can fix it. It seems worse when I am playing a game called Restaurant City on Facebook but it crashes when I'm elsewhere too. I even crashes sometime when I go to the firefox tab on the top of the page.

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AdapterVendorID: 8086
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EMCheckCompatibility: true
Email: [email protected]
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Firewall keeps asking for permissions...

Just migrated all my stuff to new 27 inch iMac over ethernet. Now iTunes keeps aksing for permission to allow incoming comms - though it's already checked in the firewall pane.
Something is wrong here... and it's causing problems with my media renderer software.
If I don't get this sorted by the weekend it goes back to the Apple store. I've wasted enough time on this already. My old 2008 iMac never missed a beat - I will keep this one and find other ways to get my photographic wotk done.
Please help.
Thanks
R

Not every computer is isolated from direct connection to the internet. Or, you may also want to open holes in your router's firewall to let certain services in.
I think you probably won't have any problems if you just leave the firewall off.
If you don't have any other issues, you'll waste a lot of time trying to reinstall everything.
It sounds like you migrated correctly, although you could have avoided the dummy user by migrating directly from the Setup Assistant.
If you want to reset it, you boot into the Recovery HD and use Disk Utility to erase the disk. Then, you reinstall Mountaion Lion which will be downloaded from Apple's servers, then installed.
That's only the beginning as you then need to move your files over.
If you're not seeing other problems, that would all be a lot of work for nothing, I think.
You can just reinstall Mountain Lion over the top of the current version, but I don't think the problems are in the system, but in the data files controlling the firewall settings.
It may just take deleting the problem entries, and then letting the system set them up again.

HT202159 I am unable to download and always asking password after entering the password also asking same question please help me to sort out this problem.

I am unable to download and always asking the password it's ok for the once and it's asking more and no results only repeating the same so I am unable to download please help me to sort out this problem and my request please sort out from your side or let me guide .

Thanks Eric for responding.
I checked and it does not appear in the Applications folder.
I tried yesterday on an ethernet connection with a download speed of 2 Mbps but, unfortunately the connection died(It happened from the ISP end, which is out of my control) in between after which there was no trace of the download that happened for so long(till the internet connection death).
One more serious query which I am unable to understand. If the internet connection, dies in the midst of the download is in progress why is it so that the state does not persist and one has to restart the entire process again. Is there no solution for this?
I tried so many times and its the same case after some amount of download it vanishes. So many unsuccessful attempts. I am ****** off now. Is it not possible to see Mavericks? Why does different machines of Apple behave differently? Somewhere it goes smoothly and somewhere like my mine. Why did not Apple release a non apple store version? Is this not a bad sign of letting the users struggle when something is being offered for free?
The reason I asked as whether we can download the .app of Mavericks is that, there are so many applications that I have downloaded web and have installed. All that works fine. Can't we do the same here? You download a copy of Mavericks installer application and upload it for me in Google drive or like online storage places which can be downloaded and used by me? Help me understand.
Thanks again.

HT201272 why does it keep asking security questions when I try to download an app?

how do I download apps without it asking me security questions?

Are you saying that you can't remember the answers, or that you don't want them to be asked ? The questions are now part of the security features of the store and they can't be removed.
If you want to change the questions and you can remember their current answers then you can login here and change them : https://appleid.apple.com
If you can't remember their answers then go to Express Lane and select 'iTunes' from the list of 'products' in the middle of the screen.
Then select 'iTunes Store', and on the next screen select 'Account Management'
Next choose 'iTunes Store Account Security' and fill in that you'd like your security questions/answers reset.
You should get an email reply within about 24 hours (and check your Spam folder as well as your Inbox) - but some recent posts are saying that Apple have temporarily suspended the reseting of security question/answers whilst account security processes are improved, so it may take longer.

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