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securityd permanently active at 15% cpu

Hi all,


maybe somebody knows this issue and can help.


Since a few days, the fan of my MacBook Pro 2018 (macOS 12.6.4) is permanently running. In the Activity Monitor, the process "securityd" is at 15% CPU all the time, and "trustd" at 8% CPU.


Re-booting the machine fixes the problem temporarily, but after a few minutes, securityd is back at 15% and the fans running again.


What could be the reason for this?


Thank you and greetings

Andreas

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Apr 5, 2023 10:42 AM

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Posted on Apr 5, 2023 2:09 PM

securityd is a normal background process, but I understand but is occupying an abnormal amount of CPU time.


Please determine if the same problems occur in "Safe Mode": How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support.

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securityd permanently active at 15% cpu

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