MacOS Sequoia -- "Allow Apps from Anywhere" (or GateKeeper) has been modified..

etresoft wrote:

You don't want that. As mentioned earlier, it's a huge security hole.

What I want is not be told what I can/cannot run.

That command re-enables a throwback to the old way of doing this. Once you're run that command, go to System Settings > Privacy & Security > Security > Allow applications from and change it to "Anywhere". Normally, "Anywhere" is not visible. It was that command that enables it.

Just so you know, you don't need to do that. You can always install anything you want manually without allowing this huge security hole.

bwan1011 wrote:

It's MacOS 15 that is limiting me from running NOT buggy software like rar, unrar, etc.

I never said rar and unrar were buggy. I said Homebrew was buggy.

What I am asking is that "sudo spctl --master-disable" no longer works as intended & doesn't allows apps from "Anywhere" in MacOS 15 Sequoia.

So now I must navigate to System Settings to allow a single app/terminal executable to run every time.

What is the new way in MacOS 15+ to allow enable/unhide the setting "Anywhere" in System Settings -> Privacy/Security? So I don't need to manually enter system settings every time I download "unverified" software.

I have no idea what you're talking about. Maybe review my previous posts.

This is just ridiculous, it even prevents me from opening a json file from finder

"Users who want to open unsigned software will now need to go the long way around to do it: first, try to launch the app and dismiss the dialog box telling you that it can't be opened. Then, open Settings, go to the Privacy & Security screen, scroll all the way to the bottom to get to the Security section, and click the Open Anyway button that appears for the last unsigned app you tried to run."

There are a number of proposed solutions here, but they're mostly aimed at changing global privileges, which undermines Apple's attempts to protect users. However you can enable specific applications from the terminal under macOS Sequoia by typing:

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /path/to/app

Usually it's easiest just to drag the app from the Finder window to the command line to get the full path. In my case I wanted to run the Apple Silicon version of Mini vMac, which is in my Applications/Emulators folder.

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Emulators/MiniVMac/Mini\ vMac.app

I found the solution here:

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Todd Templeton wrote:

This recent "we know better than you" attitude of Apple's is something I'm not a fan of. I've been using Macs since 1988 and I've yet to be attacked with anything. Except paranoia. Macs used to be the computer for the rest of us. Now it's starting to feel like the computer that I.T. lets us have access to.

Mostly I agree with your sentiments. It's just that things aren't always what they appear. Apple is under intense pressure from competitors and governments. They are using security exploits as tools to sell scam software, to sell non-Apple devices, and to reduce consumer confidence in Apple products. The barriers that Apple raises are meant to manage that scam industry. A side effect of the paranoia has led to people becoming absolutely addicted to updates. If you don't apply that update immediately, the North Koreans will hack your computer and put you to work on a 5 year plan. And no one wants that. 😄

All of these threads about Apple blocking software are part of that. On the Mac, Apple lets end users install and run literally anything. If you notice, all such threads will be full of replies with extremely bad ideas, instructing people to completely disable all system security. Funny how we're told that Apple's security is worthless, we must be on the very latest version to have any security. And yet, because Apple is trying to control us, we need to disable all of those security settings that we just updated.

Todd Templeton wrote:

This recent "we know better than you" attitude of Apple's is something I'm not a fan of.

This has always been Apple's attitude. It was their attitudes when they removed the SCSI port, when they removed floppy disks, when they removed optical disks and hundreds of other smaller changes.

This works with Mac OS 15.1.1. Gotta say, I think I'm done with the overlords at Apple.

If the goal is better security, and the way around this is to completely disable the gatekeeper...

...isn't that a worse situation that the current control click warning?

This feels like a windows situation...

df3t wrote:

If I "don't want that", please explain how Apple expects me to run my own console apps I have written? I don't want to use the store for my own apps nor am I a "known" developer. FWIW I did the above procedure, enabled allow from anywhere and still it prevents my basic apps from running. Honestly this Macbook Pro is becoming more and more of an expensive paperweight. This isn't about security it's about monopoly. I long for the day Asahi or even Windows runs natively on my hw. I've never had bigger remorse.

Building your own apps is something entirely different.

First of all, remember that the fundamental premise of this entire thread is wrong. It was always wrong. If you look hard enough, you can see my earlier post where I explained it. But I accept that this is 2024 and facts no longer matter. Such is the way of the world. I also accept that Apple has redesigned the forum so that my reply will never be seen. But if you've signed up for e-mail notifications, then you might see my reply.

Gatekeeper is only designed for apps that are downloaded from the internet. If someone is going to publish something for other people to download and run, it is reasonable to expect them to sign their work. It's only $99. Years ago, developers were expected to pay much more than that just to have a development environment.

But if you're building your own apps, then none of this applies - at all. Gatekeeper is not involved in any way. If your basic apps aren't running, then I'm afraid the problem is elsewhere.