Gatekeeper (macOS)
Security feature of macOS / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Gatekeeper (macOS)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Not to be confused with the third-party extension Gatekeeper by Chris Johnson for "classic" Mac OS.
Gatekeeper is a security feature of the macOS operating system by Apple.[1][2] It enforces code signing and verifies downloaded applications before allowing them to run, thereby reducing the likelihood of inadvertently executing malware. Gatekeeper builds upon File Quarantine, which was introduced in Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) and expanded in Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6).[3][4] The feature originated in version 10.7.3 of Mac OS X Lion as the command-line utility spctl.[5][6] A graphical user interface was originally added in OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) but was backported to Lion with the 10.7.5 update.[7]
Quick Facts Developer(s), Initial release ...
Developer(s) | Apple Inc. |
---|---|
Initial release | July 25, 2012 (2012-07-25) |
Operating system | macOS |
Close