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Yeah, I think this is a major issue on OS X. For the average user it is impossible to tell who signed an app, if it is sandboxed, and what permissions it has. H

Yeah, I think this is a major issue on OS X. For the average user it is impossible to tell who signed an app, if it is sandboxed, and what permissions it has. Hell, using the codesign command to extract entitlements from all binaries in a package is hard even for advanced users... (There is third party tool named RB App Checker which does make these tasks a bit easier, though)

arm 11y ago
Well, I guess that’s at least one advantage for apps that use Installer.app¹ to install; Installer.app makes it really easy to see the certificate². ―――――― ¹ — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Installer_(OS_X) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Installer_(OS_X) ² — http://f.cl.ly/items/1s1E3n19273M1l3i3S2X/developer_id_installer.png http://f.cl.ly/items/1s1E3n19273M1l3i3S2X/developer_id_insta...