I don't think it's some secret plan either, but I do think it will make
things awkward for types like me
who wish to distribute demo standalones without any "undue fuss" as I am
able to at the moment via
sites such as macUpdate and via direct download from DropBox.
The problem, and it will always be a problem, is how to balance the
requirements for system security against
individual freedom.
I, for one, do not want people to vet my reading list before I buy books!
But, I'm an odd sort of person insofar as I won't hold it against the
producers of an operating system
if a piece of software I install on my computer hoses MY computer:
anymore than I am likely to sue
the makers of my underpants because a wasp bit my bottom when I sat on it.
I am absolutely convinced that Apple's move is a direct result of the
fact that fewer and fewer
people are prepared to accept responsibility for their actions, and are
always looking round for
someone to blame for the results of their decisions.
Richmond.
On 10.04.19 19:22, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode wrote:
There's no review, it's an automated process that adds a security key
to the files. It sounds a lot like the RSA public/private keys I added
to my current project to verify that the files hadn't been tampered
with. That's definitely a security thing. Gatekeeper will be updated
to check that the keys match.
If you plan to distribute in the App Store, the security keys must be
in place before the app is submitted for normal review. If you will be
distributing privately, users with newer versions of OSX may not be
able to launch the app if is not secured. If you already have apps in
the App Store they won't be affected.
While I'm not happy with the general direction Apple is taking with
OSX, their main PR lately has been how much more secure the OS is
compared to most others. They've been caught recently with a few bad
submissions their review missed, which may have triggered this new
change.
I'm not happy with this because the submission process was already bad
enough, but I don't think it's some secret plan to take over all our
software.
--
Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com
HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
On April 10, 2019 6:15:45 AM Paul Dupuis via use-livecode
<use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
From the first link to the Apple developer site:
"Important
Beginning in macOS 10.14.5, all new or updated kernel extensions and all
software from developers new to distributing with Developer ID must be
notarized in order to run. In a future version of macOS, notarization
will be required by default for all software."
It seems that this is the next step in the inevitable move by Apple to
require all macOS applications to be sold through the Apple Store where
they will take their desired 30% cut from your revenue. Notarization is
the step that say all apps must go through Apple (automated) review. It
is being sold under the guise of "security" and "trust", after all, who
can argue with those. Notarized apps can still be sold and distributed
as you like, but the next step after that (with OSX 10.15 or later) will
surely be the move to unify OSX apps under sole Apple distributorship
like iOS apps.
Oh Joy!
On 4/9/2019 10:27 PM, Tariel Gogoberidze via use-livecode wrote:
Hi
It seems that as of MacOS 14.5 all new and updated apps would not
run without been “notarized” by Apple.
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/notarizing_your_app_before_distribution
<https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/notarizing_your_app_before_distribution>
https://www.cultofmac.com/618378/apple-will-soon-require-all-macos-apps-to-be-notarized/
<https://www.cultofmac.com/618378/apple-will-soon-require-all-macos-apps-to-be-notarized/>
Anybody on the list who “notarized” their Mac OS app or who knows
what it takes ?
regards
Tariel
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