Re:Notarizing Your Mac Software for macOS Catalina
by saagarjha on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @12:49AM
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Very few applications opt in to the macOS sandbox outside of the App Store.
Re:Notarizing Your Mac Software for macOS Catalina
by heavyset_go on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @11:08AM
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We're talking about an optimal security platform. Apple could very well build macOS security around sandboxd without the App Store, but chose not to.
Re:Notarizing Your Mac Software for macOS Catalina
by saagarjha on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @02:45PM
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You’re free to use the sandbox outside of the App Store, but the problem is that there is little incentive to do so unless Apple forces you to through App Store review.
Re:Notarizing Your Mac Software for macOS Catalina
by heavyset_go on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @03:42PM
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I'm thinking of something like QubesOS. Apple could enable the sandbox by default for all applications. There's no need for an App Store.
It isn't if the user wants to use software that isn't available on the App Store.
Arbitrary programs can be run with the macOS sandbox, there is no need for the App Store for security.