macOS 15 Sequoia makes you jump through more hoops to disable Gatekeeper

The critical point: "In macOS Sequoia, users will no longer be able to Control-click to override Gatekeeper when opening software that isn’t signed correctly or notarized," the brief note reads. "They’ll need to visit System Settings > Privacy & Security to review security information for software before allowing it to run."

filoleg · a year ago

I feel like a moron, because until now I had no idea you could bypass it by using ctrl+click, so I’ve been using that “System Settings > Privacy & Security” flow the entire time…

JohnTHaller · a year ago

joshl32532 · a year ago

Security by obscurity.

TechRemarker · a year ago

In this case it's more the reverse. Insecurity by obscurity since by default its secure but they are making it harder for people to make less secure.

torstenvl · a year ago

No, by default it is insecure. I don't know where you got the impression otherwise.

Unless you think "user loses control of machine via supply chain attack" is security, which is just... downright Orwellian.

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