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I'm fascinated that there are people on HN who have not disabled GateKeeper. I'm not sure i've used a machine since it was added where i haven't disabled it wit

I'm fascinated that there are people on HN who have not disabled GateKeeper. I'm not sure i've used a machine since it was added where i haven't disabled it within an hour of setting up a machine.

epmatsw 11y ago
How often do you install new software that's unsigned? I've only done it a couple of times, and once you override Gatekeeper for a specific app it never asks you for that one again.
- cheshire137 11y ago
  I rarely find apps on the Mac app store, they're usually always from the app's creator's website. Recent ones I can think of include Bowtie and Sublime Text 3.
  - epmatsw 11y ago
    There's an option for app store + signed apps, which is fairly lenient. Bowtie I think is dead though, so it's possibly still unsigned at this point.
  - stephenr 11y ago
    So? Once you open an app once (right click and open) it's white listed by gatekeeper.
  - mnem 11y ago
    Sublime Text 3 is signed: $ spctl --assess --verbose /Applications/Sublime\ Text.app /Applications/Sublime Text.app: accepted source=Developer ID Or have you downloaded a special version from a Chinese file sharing website? :)
  - msbarnett 11y ago
    Most apps are signed nowadays, regardless of whether or not you're getting them from the store.
gress 11y ago
Why would you do that? It it exposes you to risk, and as has now been proven, if adopted as a general practice it exposes everyone else to risk too.
- liquidise 11y ago
  I do it because i do not use the App Store to download apps. Every open source app i download that is not signed with Apple needs GateKeeper disabled.
  - msbarnett 11y ago
    > Every open source app i download that is not signed with Apple needs GateKeeper disabled. No. Every unsigned app you download needs to be whitelisted. Right click the app, click open. It will remember your choice and whitelist the app forever more. Solving the unsigned app problem by silently ignoring clearly invalid signatures is like solving an ant problem by burning down your house.

I'm fascinated that there are people on HN who have not disabled GateKeeper. I'm not sure i've used a machine since it was added where i haven't disabled it within an hour of setting up a machine.

epmatsw 11y ago

How often do you install new software that's unsigned? I've only done it a couple of times, and once you override Gatekeeper for a specific app it never asks you for that one again.

cheshire137 11y ago
I rarely find apps on the Mac app store, they're usually always from the app's creator's website. Recent ones I can think of include Bowtie and Sublime Text 3.
- epmatsw 11y ago
  There's an option for app store + signed apps, which is fairly lenient. Bowtie I think is dead though, so it's possibly still unsigned at this point.
- stephenr 11y ago
  So? Once you open an app once (right click and open) it's white listed by gatekeeper.
- mnem 11y ago
  Sublime Text 3 is signed: $ spctl --assess --verbose /Applications/Sublime\ Text.app /Applications/Sublime Text.app: accepted source=Developer ID Or have you downloaded a special version from a Chinese file sharing website? :)
- msbarnett 11y ago
  Most apps are signed nowadays, regardless of whether or not you're getting them from the store.

gress 11y ago

Why would you do that? It it exposes you to risk, and as has now been proven, if adopted as a general practice it exposes everyone else to risk too.

liquidise 11y ago
I do it because i do not use the App Store to download apps. Every open source app i download that is not signed with Apple needs GateKeeper disabled.
- msbarnett 11y ago
  > Every open source app i download that is not signed with Apple needs GateKeeper disabled. No. Every unsigned app you download needs to be whitelisted. Right click the app, click open. It will remember your choice and whitelist the app forever more. Solving the unsigned app problem by silently ignoring clearly invalid signatures is like solving an ant problem by burning down your house.