diff --git a/content/posts/macos/Security Features of macOS b/content/posts/macos/Security Features of macOS index 3226f74..e4c3dc2 100644 --- a/content/posts/macos/Security Features of macOS +++ b/content/posts/macos/Security Features of macOS @@ -121,4 +121,10 @@ You should set Finder to always [show all file extensions](https://support.apple There are two types of [system extensions](https://support.apple.com/en-us/120363) on macOS: legacy system extensions (also known as kernel extensions) and system extensions. Kernel extensions modify the actual kernel, giving the software extremely low-level access to your system. These are very dangerous and in fact you need to lower your security policy to even load them and they're being phased out more and more with every version of macOS. -Newer system extensions don't directly modify the kernel, but they use APIs that give them lower level access to your system than regular apps. You should be very cautious with these as well and only allow them when absolutely necessary. \ No newline at end of file +Newer system extensions don't directly modify the kernel, but they use APIs that give them lower level access to your system than regular apps. You should be very cautious with these as well and only allow them when absolutely necessary. + +## Apps Requiring Admin + +Be careful installing apps that require Administrator privileges to run, you're giving them a lot of power in your system. + +**Note**: When mounting a .dmg file, usually a graphic will come up asking you to move the app to your Applications folder, which will trigger an Administrator popup. The app isn't actually running, you're just moving it to the systemwide Applications folder so that all users on the system can run it. If you're not comfortable with this, you can simply drag the app anywhere else and run it. \ No newline at end of file