Topic: gatekeeper

• Verifying that macOS software is signed, notarized and unmodified: spctl, codesign, stapler

  Before running software obtained outside the App Store, spctl, codesign and xcrun stapler confirm it is code-signed, notarized by Apple, and unmodified since signing. Purely defensive verification: nothing here disables or bypasses these checks on software you do not trust.

  methodology · en · reviewed · knowledge as of 2026-09-24

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