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macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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2603 points mattsolle | 1 comments | 12 Nov 20 21:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.29s | source
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modeless ◴[12 Nov 20 21:30 UTC] No.25075336[source]▶
You've got to be kidding me. When Apple's servers are down, all Macs worldwide start freezing randomly? My XCode is hanging during builds, is this why?

This code signing enforcement stuff has gone way too far. Heads should roll for this.

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p1necone ◴[12 Nov 20 21:49 UTC] No.25075549[source]▶
Wait what happens if you don't have an internet connection? Can Macs not be used offline any more, surely that's still a relatively common use case for a laptop even today in a lot of places?
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1. naetius ◴[13 Nov 20 02:55 UTC] No.25078280[source]▶
That's why notarized applications should be stapled too. The stapling "ticket" is embedded in the app bundle and allows macOS to perform an offline check.

Basically you'll get the usual GateKeeper window, but with a slightly different message, along the lines of "I can't check this binary in realtime but I trust the embedded notarization".