Re: [NEWS] Apple tightens up macOS Gatekeeper (slightly)

On 2024-08-07 03:01:33 +0000, Fishrrman said:

On 8/6/24 4:46 PM, Your Name wrote:
 

   You'll no longer be able to override Gatekeeper in
   macOS Sequoia with a keyboard shortcut as Apple
   continues to crack down on unsigned software.

 Seems to me that I was able to override it by opening terminal and then typing in
sudo spctl --master-disable
 ... and entering my password afterwards.
 I dislike Apple interfering with what I can and can't run.
Disabling Gatekeeper is one of the first things I do on any new Mac or OS install/upgrade.

In earlier versions of macOS, you could simply use a System Preferences setting to allow apps from "anywhere" to be opened, but that got removed / hidden in later versions.
Control / right click and choosing Open was a quick way of getting many apps to run when Gatekeeper interferred. Occassionally that didn't work either, so using the Terminal command to turn off Gatekeeper usually worked instead. (Once you've opened the 'naughty' app, you can always turn Gatekeeper back on using the Terminal command:
    sudo spctl --master-enable
Things got a bit more difficult in newer versions of macOS with the SIP protection that can only be turned off via Terminal in Safe Boot mode.
Apple is obviously tightening things up further. Eventually it will probably be like iOS / iPadOS and only allow apps to be installed form the official Apple App Store and the approved other app stores that new laws have forced Apple into allowing.