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Re: Gatekeeper


  • Subject: Re: Gatekeeper
  • From: Shane Stanley <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:05:18 +1100

On 28/02/2012, at 4:14 PM, L. Lee wrote:

> I read the following at thenextweb.com.
>
> "The new OS contains a feature called Gatekeeper which will eventually
> prevent any applications from being installed that are not signed with a
> Developer ID certificate."

That's incorrect and incomplete.

I suggest you go to the horse's mouth: <http://www.apple.com/macosx/mountain-lion/security.html>.

One of the *options* is to disallow unsigned apps, although it can still be overridden app-by-app. And it only applies to apps downloaded from the Web or received in emails.

> Assuming "being installed" includes installation by dragging an app bundle

Not a correct assumption. Moving apps via disks or across networks works even if Gatekeeper is set to App Store only. And again, the setting can be overridden app-by-app.

There *are* implications for AS in sandboxing, but Gatekeeper is pretty much a non-event for it, IMO.


--
Shane Stanley <email@hidden>
'AppleScriptObjC Explored' <www.macosxautomation.com/applescript/apps/>


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