[jkyle]

> First it was a setting in the preference panel, preventing you from installing non-MAS apps without disabling it.

Pretty sure the default is MAS + Signed Apps. This setting also doesn't actually stop you from installing a non-signed app. You just have to right click and select open to bypass the warning.

I actually keep this enabled so I know if an app isn't signed. So installing non-signed apps is a conscious decision.

[JadeNB]

> You just have to right click and select open to bypass the warning.

I think that you also need an admin password, which can be an issue for users who don't control their machines. (My work distributes Macs with users configured to be admins, but on Windows machines only allows standard users, so I assume that it's only a matter of time until they change policies and this bites me.)

[JadeNB]

I'm a little surprised by the downvote; I may have made a mistake, or it may be something peculiar about my configuration, but, when I try to run an application, even if I control-click to bypass the policy, I still have to enter my administrative password. Is this not the way it usually behaves? (As I say, it's a work computer, so perhaps they have some unusual security policy in place.)