Stepping through the stages in security checks made on a notarized Mach-O binary command tool, in Ventura 13.4.1 2 years ago, and now in Sequoia 15.4.1.
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Most could live with slight delays when launching major apps. But when they’re as long as 30 seconds, and it’s an Apple silicon Mac, an explanation is required.
SHA-256 hashes are used in code signatures and security as a means of identification and verification. They bring a substantial computational burden, and can be very slow in some Intel Macs. Plus a new version of Dintch for integrity checks.
Why can apps take many seconds or even minutes to launch on some Macs? More results to puzzle and perplex, and a strategy to address the problem.
From its introduction in Leopard in 2006, some were predicting no good would come of it. From 2012 it became important with Gatekeeper, then came notarization in 2018.
Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]
Opening Pages can take several seconds, and other apps can hang around for 30 seconds before they’re ready to use. Is it XProtect, online certificate checks, or what?
Apple has just released an urgent security update to macOS Sequoia to bring it to version 15.4.1. There […]
Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]
New version of app extension explorer offers 4 sort orders, adds support for UUIDs, and a ‘live’ search feature to find a UUID quickly and efficiently.
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