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> I went to the trouble of unblocking it. This involved going to OSX's settings dialog and finding the Security & Privacy window to unblock. The "right" way to
by eddyg 7y ago
> I went to the trouble of unblocking it. This involved going to OSX's settings dialog and finding the Security & Privacy window to unblock.
The "right" way to do this is right-click on the application, and choose "Open". This allows a one-time bypass on a per-application basis.
- windsurfer 7y agoInteresting. I didn't know that using "Open" was any different than double clicking. Thanks for the tip.
- mbreese 7y agoI think the theory is that when the user right-click and select “open”, this is more of a conscious choice. Because of this extra effort, you get the option to go around the default security. I find this to be a good trade off between running any unsigned binary and complete lockdown. It’s enough of a barrier to make you stop and think, but doesn’t take too much effort to get past.
- alwillis 7y agoPerhaps this has been fixed; running macOS 10.15.1, I didn’t have to do anything special to run it—just double clicked.