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Subject: Re: [NEWS] Apple tightens up macOS Gatekeeper (slightly)
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2024 17:42:02 +1200
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On 2024-08-07 03:01:33 +0000, Fishrrman said:
> On 8/6/24 4:46 PM, Your Name wrote:
> 
>>    You'll no longer be able to override Gatekeeper in
>>    macOS Sequoia with a keyboard shortcut as Apple
>>    continues to crack down on unsigned software.
> 
> Seems to me that I was able to override it by opening terminal and then 
> typing in
> sudo spctl --master-disable
> 
> ... and entering my password afterwards.
> 
> I dislike Apple interfering with what I can and can't run.
> Disabling Gatekeeper is one of the first things I do on any new Mac or 
> OS install/upgrade.

In earlier versions of macOS, you could simply use a System Preferences 
setting to allow apps from "anywhere" to be opened, but that got 
removed / hidden in later versions.

Control / right click and choosing Open was a quick way of getting many 
apps to run when Gatekeeper interferred. Occassionally that didn't work 
either, so using the Terminal command to turn off Gatekeeper usually 
worked instead. (Once you've opened the 'naughty' app, you can always 
turn Gatekeeper back on using the Terminal command:
    sudo spctl --master-enable

Things got a bit more difficult in newer versions of macOS with the SIP 
protection that can only be turned off via Terminal in Safe Boot mode.

Apple is obviously tightening things up further. Eventually it will 
probably be like iOS / iPadOS and only allow apps to be installed form 
the official Apple App Store and the approved other app stores that new 
laws have forced Apple into allowing.