Second in the series. Considers in detail what the hardened environment offers the user, and how notarized apps can opt out of its protection.
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Two bugs – one affecting SDK version beyond 11.0, the other changing designation of the Audio privacy entitlement. Now fixed.
First of three articles looking in detail at what notarization involves, and the benefits it might have to users. Considers the question of legacy apps.
If you’re using Catalina or Big Sur, you should by now only be obtaining apps from four sources: […]
Securing sensitive data from access by others, and safeguarding it from loss of damage, is common. Solutions range from encrypted images to specialist external disks.
Apple has just pushed an update to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]
How to use kernel extensions, and their replacement system extensions, on Macs running Big Sur, including M1 Macs.
Details of data files for MRT, XProtect, Gatekeeper and other security features in Big Sur. Covers both Intel and M1 Macs.
Preview now offers a tool to redact content from PDF documents. It’s simple to use, but is it safe, or could it lead to disclosure of sensitive information?
SilentKnight was producing some results in a mixture of English and Dutch. Its environment settings needed correction. When that didn’t fix it, I looked deeper to find language-unfriendly design in a command tool.
The Eclectic Light Company 