Questions tagged [gatekeeper]
For questions about Gatekeeper, a security feature in Mountain Lion that only allows certain applications to be opened. The default setting is to allow only Mac App Store and trusted developer applications.
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Opening a text file from my iCloud folder gets stopped by Gatekeeper
Well this is new... I set the default app for this text file to Smultron, and now when I try to open it I get this:
Google has many related hits, but all about applications.
Can anyone offer an ...
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After `brew install --cask claude-code` running `claude` fails with "claude not Opened: Apple could not verify claude is free of malware..."
I successfully installed "Claude Code" using brew install --cask claude-code.
When I then type claude in zsh, I get a macOS system pop up saying:
"claude" not Opened
Apple could ...
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Gatekeeper Disk Write Workaround?
I am developing a Python software and I'd like to generate a logs folder where .log files can populate for user-debug. When I run the file through the main init. and the .app created by PyInstaller, ...
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How can I tell Gatekeeper not to check (downloaded) files with a specific extension?
Since the upgrade to macOS 15.4, I've noticed that every time I try to open a Lilypond file, Gatekeeper blocks me from doing so:
Apple could not verify "EL 38 1.ly" is free of malware that ...
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Getting ""Chromium" is damaged and can’t be opened." after installing with `brew install --cask chromium`
After installing Chromium with brew install --cask chromium, when I opened it, I got greeted with ""Chromium" is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Trash."
How can I work ...
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com.docker.socket was not opened because it contains malware
I had been running Docker Desktop for Mac for some months without incident. This error message cropped up, apropos of nothing, after a reboot:
"com.docker.socket" was not opened because it ...
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Visual Studio Code was blocked from use because it is not from an identified developer
I'm new to Mac and would like to know if this occurrence is normal,
I installed the Visual Studio code (exactly version 1.91 from the official site) by downloading the file and then inserting it into ...
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Proper value for com.apple.quarantine on 14.4.1
I’m running into an issue on macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 relating to file quarantine
xattr -w com.apple.quarantine true uTorrent\ Web
When I write quarantine metadata to a this file, it results in utorrent ...
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How to Bypass or Automate MacOS Software Check from Python
I have a python script running on MacOS that uses Selenium chromedriver. I use chromedriver_autoinstaller to check for and install the latest chromedriver automatically. The problem is, on MacOS, ...
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Sonoma 14.1.1 - Dyalog APL installer fails with "Trust evaluate failure"
I'm trying to install a software package (Dyalog APL) that I've installed successfully on many occasions before, but suddenly the installer fails -- or rather, it appears to go through the motions (...
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How to fix a 'damaged app' error message when the app can't be found
I have been getting the error message "DeepL" is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Bin" on my Macbook (OS: 14.0 (23A344))
I tried searching for the app in Applications/...
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Create GateKeepr exceptions for all files in a folder
I downloaded a software in tar.gz form.
It is built from a bin folder and lib folder.
It is blocked from running since files are from the Internet.
I wanted to make an exception for the program yet ...
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Mac 13 application crashes only during reboot but has no issues manually launching launchctl
My app is code signed. The package is notarized using altool and stapled. Only thing is my app is notarized but still not stapled dont know why, even though package is stapled validated through ...
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Disabling gatekeeper functionality on a single file
I downloaded the latest version of Pact CLI Tools, and I cannot run it (by launching the pact executable) since it launches me an error (In french):
Impossible d'ouvrir "xxx" car le ...
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What does this MacOS/X dialog mean?
My mom recently started seeing the dialog in the attached photo whenever she tries to launch her favorite video game (which she downloaded from Big Fish games a few weeks ago; she's running MacOS Big ...