Passing documents containing sensitive or protected information without leaking that requires redaction – a minefield unless you know what you’re doing.
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The last XProtect update was version 2099 pushed on 13 March 2018, when many of us were struggling through snow and ice instead of the current heat and drought. Is XProtect now as dead as the grass in my lawn?
Apple has shown a way ahead for full apps to access private data in Mojave, but has been curiously silent with respect to command tools. How will they cope?
Apple has just pushed an update to the data used by Gatekeeper, bringing its version number to 151, […]
A clear guide to the complexities of privacy protection in Mojave – written for the user rather than the developer. Also free PDF version for download.
Apple has just pushed an update to the data used by Gatekeeper, bringing its version number to 150, […]
When the user wants to access protected data using an app which doesn’t have the entitlement, the result is at best confusing, and could end up with a crash.
Stepping through the key stages of opening an app in High Sierra. First, a ‘regular’ open, then with the quarantine flag, showing Gatekeeper checks and translocation.
I’m all in favour of better security, so long as it doesn’t make my life any more difficult. Does Notarization fulfil that?
The same code as 4.8, but now with the additional protection of Apple’s Notarization, ready for Mojave and beyond.
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