Apple will make bypassing Gatekeeper’s runtime safety more durable in macOS Sequoia. It’ll dispose of a useful shortcut in macOS Sonoma that means that you can bypass the safety restrictions.
The corporate introduced this transformation on August 6, 2024, following the discharge of macOS Sequoia public beta 3.
macOS Sequoia will now not allow you to Ctrl-Click on to override Gatekeeper
Apple means that you can run non-Apple notarized or signed apps in your Mac in Sonoma. This technique is utilized by builders who don’t distribute their Mac apps by the App Retailer. Making an attempt to open such apps will throw some safety warnings from Gatekeeper. However you possibly can bypass them by Ctrl-clicking the DMG file.
Beginning with macOS Sequoia, Apple will eradicate this shortcut. Nevertheless, you’ll nonetheless be capable to run non-notarized apps. To take action, you could head into System Settings > Privateness & Safety and assessment the extra safety info earlier than granting the app the mandatory permission to run.
This habits has been a part of macOS Sequoia from the beginning; it’s simply that Apple is making it official now.
Builders ought to notarize their apps to stop points with Gatekeeper
In an announcement on the Apple Developer portal, the corporate recommends builders notarize their apps for distribution outdoors the App Retailer. “The Apple notary service automatically scans your Developer ID-signed software and performs security checks,” says Apple. This ensures that Gatekeeper gained’t block your app from operating.
Admittedly, this transformation ought to solely have an effect on professional Mac customers. Common Mac customers will not be extensively conscious of the Ctrl-Click on shortcut to bypass Gatekeeper, so they’re unlikely to note its removing in macOS Sequoia. With the shortcut eliminated, putting in third-party non-notarized apps will take a couple of additional clicks.