SFAuthorizationPluginView::update() doesn't trigger MacOS to call view()

This appears to work if I call my mechanism using my own custom right:

2025-08-21 17:17:45.206 Db SecurityAgentHelper-arm64[42339:2271ef] [xxx:Controller] Calling update()
2025-08-21 17:17:45.206 Db SecurityAgentHelper-arm64[42339:2271ef] [xxx:LoginView] calling update()
2025-08-21 17:17:45.206 Db SecurityAgentHelper-arm64[42339:2271ef] [xxx:LoginView] [MacOS] view() got view type Identity and Credentials.
2025-08-21 17:17:45.206 Db SecurityAgentHelper-arm64[42339:2271ef] [xxx:Controller] setViewType()

but doesn't work in the desktop login screen.

So, just to be clear:

• You have an authorisation plug-in with a mechanism that runs an SFAuthorizationPluginView subclass.
• That subclass calls its update() method.
• You’re expected the view’s host to rebuild your view by calling view(for:).
• That works when your mechanism is run in normal circumstances, for example, when invoked by system.login.console.
• But fails when your mechanism is invoked by the screen saver, that is, system.login.screensaver.

Is that right?

If so, that’s clearly a bug and I encourage you to file it as such. Please post your bug number, just for the record.

Make sure to attach a sysdiagnose log taken shortly after reproducing the problem. It’d also help if you included a copy of the QAuthPlugins project that’s been tweaked to illustrate this specific issue.

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