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by gress 3922 days ago
Why would you do that? It it exposes you to risk, and as has now been proven, if adopted as a general practice it exposes everyone else to risk too.
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liquidise 3922 days ago
I do it because i do not use the App Store to download apps. Every open source app i download that is not signed with Apple needs GateKeeper disabled.
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msbarnett 3922 days ago
> Every open source app i download that is not signed with Apple needs GateKeeper disabled.

No.

Every unsigned app you download needs to be whitelisted. Right click the app, click open. It will remember your choice and whitelist the app forever more.

Solving the unsigned app problem by silently ignoring clearly invalid signatures is like solving an ant problem by burning down your house.

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