Signature checks are complex. On first run with a quarantine flag, they include the contents of the Resources folder, but seldom do after that.
Catalina
SwiftUI, notarization, malware detection, and Time Machine for APFS: all look worryingly incomplete in Catalina. Are they a bit premature?
System integrity protection, SIP, is a primary defence for your Mac. Yet it has had several known vulnerabilities. That’s why it’s changing in Catalina.
You don’t have to add an Info.plist to a standalone Mach-O tool in order to sign it, or to get it notarized successfully. And more tips.
System Integrity Protection can get in your way, and may be recommended to solve compatibility problems. It’s also changing again in Catalina.
You can now change its font size between 4 and 24 points, and this update checks automatically for updates too.
At last you can change the size of the text used to display log excerpts. Also adds auto-checking for updates.
With recent privacy protection, notarization requirements, and extended checking of executable code, it’s getting more common for an app not to launch. What can you do when that happens?
Preparing software for distribution shouldn’t be harder than writing the code in the first place.
Confused as to what will and won’t run on macOS 10.15 Catalina? Here’s a clear guide for users from regular to advanced.
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