Essential details of each of the three types of XProtect data files, how they’re updated, how to update them, and more. Covers new XProtect in macOS 15.x.
TCC
SilenKnight 2.11 addresses issues with Sequoia, and is strongly recommended if you’re going to update from Monday 16 September onwards.
Each of the main security services in macOS, like XProtect, relies on data commonly stored in separate files […]
It’s exactly 5 years since Apple released Mojave, with its many major changes. macOS 14 should bring fewer shocks to the system than 10.14 did.
What is going to change in notarization and code signing? Will sandboxing be required? How does this affect privacy controls?
What’s blocking you from saving that document: permissions, ACLs, privacy, an extended attribute, or what? Here are some clues.
launchd, LaunchServices, RunningBoard, TCC, CFPrefsd, and other macOS services that manage and control your apps.
Full details of 27 subsystems in macOS that TCC gave access to CloudKit despite there being no Apple ID or iCloud account.
Never work with children, animals or TCC. Its interface sprawls over two sections in System Settings, and its command tool can only wipe out its settings, forcing you to start from scratch.
There’s a lot standing between your app and what it can edit and save: POSIX permissions, ACLs, SIP, TCC, and maybe the sandbox too.
