Signature checks are complex. On first run with a quarantine flag, they include the contents of the Resources folder, but seldom do after that.
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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.
Helpful info and advice for all those using recent versions of my more popular free apps and utilities, about security and auto-updates.
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.
Apple has just released an update to bring AirPort Express and Extreme, and Time Capsule Base Stations, with […]
System Integrity Protection can get in your way, and may be recommended to solve compatibility problems. It’s also changing again in Catalina.
Just after pushing its earlier update to Gatekeeper’s data, Apple has just pushed an update to its malware […]
Apple has pushed an update to the data used by Gatekeeper, bringing its version number to 169, dated […]
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.
The Eclectic Light Company 