How to use SilentKnight to download and install two security data updates without updating macOS. Explains its settings in full, and how the app works.
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All about XProtect, and its new sibling XProtect Remediator, which macOS they come with, what they do, and how to check them and keep them up to date.
New version for Catalina and later lets you remove the Install All Updates button to prevent error, and works around bugs in Content Caching servers.
Not everyone who upgraded to Ventura last week did so intentionally. Here’s why, and how SilentKnight had a part to play, which will be fixed shortly.
Writing good documentation often takes longer than coding and testing. Is it a good investment of time when documentation seems so little used? Is there a better way?
Signing out of iCloud and signing back in fixed a problem with syncing, but it also turned SIP off in an ‘unknown’ way, something SilentKnight didn’t understand. Updates included for SilentKnight and silnite.
There’s a steady stream of users discovering their Macs have been skipping important security updates since June. How come?
Now offers proper JSON format output, and gives its version number in usage info.
Reports the version of XProtect Remediator currently installed, improves log record checks, and now supports auto-update.
Provides more details including scans of XProtect Remediator, and a Settings dialog. Documentation now explains how to deal with difficulties updating.
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