As a security-conscious user I would like to be able to build the program from source.
Please include notes with the source code download so that users can build the app from source. What environment and tools are used, etc?
Building from source requires you to have a paid developer account with Apple. Moreover, even if you set everything up correctly, iCloud wouldn’t work, because the pwSafe iCloud container is tied to App77’s account. Finally, we don’t open source art-work and other secondary resource files, as these are not security-related, meaning you would have to provide your own images to be able to properly build the app.
Our intent when open-sourcing the app is to allow for security-audits. I understand there’s a trust issue involved, but, when you have more than 100K users, breaching that trust would ultimately lead to a much greater cost on us than on any individual user — civil and criminal legal actions on 100+ countries, for starters.
Regards,