Gatekeeper - Apple getting ready to phase out 'install apps from anywhere'?

[Weaselboy]

It still comes up with the warning but cannot run it unless you select anywhere for first run of that app.

I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you are trying to say?

 

[NoBoMac]

Re: "select anywhere": I think they meant first go into security settings and toggle "Anywhere".

And to that person: what Weaselboy meant is you can right-click on an app and do the "Open" menu item to override the security settings (will get a dialog asking are you REALLY sure you trust this app to let it run).

 

[grahamperrin]

Hack/break/away

2014-11-13 at 01-13, in response to an enquiry about a regression in Yosemite (unrelated to security):

There is no override for users. It may be possible to hack/patch Cocoa …

2014-11-13 at 03:02:

Maybe we'll get eased into jailbreaking macs now too.

Maybe.

I would leave OS X behind immediately. … I would never allow Apple to impose … upon me.

I empathise.

Absolutely not going to happen …

This is new Apple. Welcome to wilful ignorance of logic.

Never say never. Familiarise yourselves with alternatives to OS X – there's no rush …

 

[n-evo]

That doesn't bypass it.

It still comes up with the warning but cannot run it unless you select anywhere for first run of that app.

You're wrong. Do you notice that "Open" button? It's there at first launch, no need to select "Anywhere" in System Preferences first. And you only have to do it once, afterwards you can just double click the icon to launch the app.

 

[simonsi]

The right-click doesnt bypass Gatekeeper behaviour at all. In both methods you are asked, on first app run, to confirm with a single click. This single click is either in Prefs or in a pop-up window if you right-clicked. In neither route do you have to change your Developer setting. Prefs is obviously more clicks to get there but the confirmation action is the same in both cases.

 

[n-evo]

My point was you can always easily open a non-identified developer's app by just right-clicking an app and selecting open. Essentially circumventing the need to set the entire OS to allow apps downloaded from anywhere always. Badagri was disputing that and claimed you had to select "Anywhere" in order for the right-click method to work regardless, which isn't the case.

What's to argue about it?

 

[tkermit]

Anyone else see the writing on the wall? Seems like Apple is easing us into signed apps only

No.

 

[simonsi]

My point was you can always easily open a non-identified developer's app by just right-clicking an app and selecting open. Essentially circumventing the need to set the entire OS to allow apps downloaded from anywhere always. Badagri was disputing that and claimed you had to select "Anywhere" in order for the right-click method to work regardless, which isn't the case.

What's to argue about it?

I think we are agreeing, my point was that it is a short-cut but doesn't bypass Gatekeeper's "are you sure" and doesn't require you to alter the base setting and perhaps forget to reset it afterwards. This seems sensible security in my view.