The Mojave 10.14.5 update changed security of kernel extensions. But did it make notarization a requirement? How to tackle such installations.
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In the stream of spam comments, a new and even more unwelcome message threatening to get your blog blacklisted unless you pay them a Bitcoin.
Crawls selected folders checking all app signatures. Reports all signatures which have problems, including unsigned apps.
Checks the entitlements and settings of apps for accessing private data in Mojave, with a custom log browser to help diagnose problems.
Has Gatekeeper been bypassed? Disclosed details of what is claimed to be a new vulnerability may not be all that they appear to be.
Why you’re seeing a lot of updates to my free utilities, and what they hope to achieve.
Minor updates, which check their code signatures each time they start up.
Apple provides detailed information about how to stunt your Mac’s performance to mitigate against MDS, but doesn’t mention how notarization has become mandatory, and can block extensions and apps from running.
Look in Activity Monitor or the log, and you won’t find anything named Gatekeeper, is its a team of different systems, each of which can work on its own. Here’s the detail and a diagram.
Over 6 GB of files installed, this brings many updates to bundled apps including Safari 12.1.1, changes to iTunes, and small changes to APFS too. Here are the details.
The Eclectic Light Company 