Comments on: Fix the “App can’t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer” Error in Mac OS X http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/27/app-cant-be-opened-because-it-is-from-an-unidentified-developer/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Fri, 24 May 2013 05:38:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: siddharth http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/27/app-cant-be-opened-because-it-is-from-an-unidentified-developer/#comment-538941 siddharth Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:58:19 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=32108#comment-538941 Thanks I got my solution completely and used desire software. Thanks I got my solution completely and used desire software.

]]> By: Kathleen http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/27/app-cant-be-opened-because-it-is-from-an-unidentified-developer/#comment-520376 Kathleen Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:51:39 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=32108#comment-520376 I just wanted to say THANK YOU for this helpful post!! I appreciate it. I just wanted to say THANK YOU for this helpful post!! I appreciate it.

]]> By: Bill http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/27/app-cant-be-opened-because-it-is-from-an-unidentified-developer/#comment-503757 Bill Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:43:23 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=32108#comment-503757 I stopped using Apple bc of nonsense just like this. Back to Linux on PC's for me. Lot's less sillyness to deal with. I stopped using Apple bc of nonsense just like this. Back to Linux on PC’s for me. Lot’s less sillyness to deal with.

]]> By: Mark http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/27/app-cant-be-opened-because-it-is-from-an-unidentified-developer/#comment-490654 Mark Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:14:17 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=32108#comment-490654 1. Non-technical users should generally not be referred to as "idiots." They might not be as computer savvy or be able to do aerospace engineering, but they probably have other skills that you don't, which would make you the idiot from their perspective. 2. Just because you know something about aerospace engineering doesn't mean you really know anything about computer security. As an IT professional in the field for nearly 30 years, I find that self-proclaimed user experts usually really aren't as great as they think. 3. If you're so smart, why don't you just disable this feature so you don't have to deal with it? And if it is so easily disabled, then why does it bother you so much? 4. This is probably the safest way for a computer manufacturer to configure this capability. Somebody who is computer savvy will quickly identify what they need to do to circumvent this system, even if it means searching the internet and finding a thread like this. Non-technical users have the safest setting for their level of expertise. 1. Non-technical users should generally not be referred to as “idiots.” They might not be as computer savvy or be able to do aerospace engineering, but they probably have other skills that you don’t, which would make you the idiot from their perspective.
2. Just because you know something about aerospace engineering doesn’t mean you really know anything about computer security. As an IT professional in the field for nearly 30 years, I find that self-proclaimed user experts usually really aren’t as great as they think.
3. If you’re so smart, why don’t you just disable this feature so you don’t have to deal with it? And if it is so easily disabled, then why does it bother you so much?
4. This is probably the safest way for a computer manufacturer to configure this capability. Somebody who is computer savvy will quickly identify what they need to do to circumvent this system, even if it means searching the internet and finding a thread like this. Non-technical users have the safest setting for their level of expertise.

]]> By: Jim http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/27/app-cant-be-opened-because-it-is-from-an-unidentified-developer/#comment-479629 Jim Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:00:33 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=32108#comment-479629 I downloaded an app under Snow Leopard and created files with it. Now, even if I have turned Gatekeeper off, it still won't let me open files created with that app without warning me and forcing me to click "Open." Any suggestions for turning this off permanently? I downloaded an app under Snow Leopard and created files with it. Now, even if I have turned Gatekeeper off, it still won’t let me open files created with that app without warning me and forcing me to click “Open.” Any suggestions for turning this off permanently?

]]> By: Edward http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/27/app-cant-be-opened-because-it-is-from-an-unidentified-developer/#comment-463052 Edward Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:25:54 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=32108#comment-463052 Helped me out. Thanks a lot! Helped me out. Thanks a lot!

]]> By: Gerard http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/27/app-cant-be-opened-because-it-is-from-an-unidentified-developer/#comment-442454 Gerard Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:38:45 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=32108#comment-442454 Thanks John, really good advice to use System Policy Control. This allows to to keep the protection level high and easily apply fine-grained security control. I downloaded and installed Eclipse Juno and got the GateKeeper alert. So I installed Eclipse in /Library/Eclipse/eclipse then in Terminal used the following: $ spctl --status assessments enabled $ spctl --add --label "Eclipse" /Library/Eclipse/eclipse/Eclipse.app/ $ spctl --assess -v /Library/Eclipse/eclipse/Eclipse.app/ /Library/Eclipse/eclipse/Eclipse.app/: accepted source=Eclipse Thanks John, really good advice to use System Policy Control. This allows to to keep the protection level high and easily apply fine-grained security control.
I downloaded and installed Eclipse Juno and got the GateKeeper alert. So I installed Eclipse in /Library/Eclipse/eclipse then in Terminal used the following:
$ spctl –status
assessments enabled
$ spctl –add –label “Eclipse” /Library/Eclipse/eclipse/Eclipse.app/
$ spctl –assess -v /Library/Eclipse/eclipse/Eclipse.app/
/Library/Eclipse/eclipse/Eclipse.app/: accepted
source=Eclipse

]]> By: Corey Edwards http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/27/app-cant-be-opened-because-it-is-from-an-unidentified-developer/#comment-433467 Corey Edwards Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:22:40 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=32108#comment-433467 Technically speaking, this isn't an "error", it is an alert. Errors are the result of negligence by either the user or the developer, alerts (are meant to) provide important information regarding the app or system. Technically speaking, this isn’t an “error”, it is an alert. Errors are the result of negligence by either the user or the developer, alerts (are meant to) provide important information regarding the app or system.

]]> By: Corey Edwards http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/27/app-cant-be-opened-because-it-is-from-an-unidentified-developer/#comment-433466 Corey Edwards Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:20:43 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=32108#comment-433466 How in the world is this remotely related to free software? It's nothing more than a precautionary measure taken to protect n00bs from nuking their own system. OS X in no way restricts the use of software developed for the system, it simply identifies software which does not have an Apple Developer ID. I fail to see your nearsighted perspective. How in the world is this remotely related to free software? It’s nothing more than a precautionary measure taken to protect n00bs from nuking their own system. OS X in no way restricts the use of software developed for the system, it simply identifies software which does not have an Apple Developer ID. I fail to see your nearsighted perspective.

]]> By: Corey Edwards http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/27/app-cant-be-opened-because-it-is-from-an-unidentified-developer/#comment-433463 Corey Edwards Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:18:41 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=32108#comment-433463 He's not a Mac user, he's a wannabe n00b who thinks he's something special because he has the word "engineer" in his title. It's all good though, my 2-year-old cousin is a thumb-sucking-engineer, so he's pretty "technically ept" as well. He’s not a Mac user, he’s a wannabe n00b who thinks he’s something special because he has the word “engineer” in his title. It’s all good though, my 2-year-old cousin is a thumb-sucking-engineer, so he’s pretty “technically ept” as well.

]]> By: Craig http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/27/app-cant-be-opened-because-it-is-from-an-unidentified-developer/#comment-428362 Craig Thu, 20 Sep 2012 02:31:37 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=32108#comment-428362 FYI - Didn't work for me with app LaunchpadCleaner in Mountain Lion 10.8.1. It installed without complaint, but wouldn't let me run the program. So I deleted it from Applications and re-installed it the normal way (enabling any apps to be installed in the Security settings). FYI – Didn’t work for me with app LaunchpadCleaner in Mountain Lion 10.8.1. It installed without complaint, but wouldn’t let me run the program. So I deleted it from Applications and re-installed it the normal way (enabling any apps to be installed in the Security settings).

]]> By: Wayne http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/27/app-cant-be-opened-because-it-is-from-an-unidentified-developer/#comment-428042 Wayne Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:00:00 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=32108#comment-428042 You don't see the point eh?... The point is, if you don't know any better you get the apple safety net. If you do, then sure go disable it... thats your choice and one that isn't hard and would only need to be done once, its not a huge deal so get over it. The truth is its not expensive to be an apple developer and it sure keeps a lot of the crap away from people that don't know any better. I don't want my mac to become a totally closed system like the iphone however I completely support protecting the noobs yet allowing freedom to other users, a sort of "advanced mode" if you will. You don’t see the point eh?… The point is, if you don’t know any better you get the apple safety net.

If you do, then sure go disable it… thats your choice and one that isn’t hard and would only need to be done once, its not a huge deal so get over it.

The truth is its not expensive to be an apple developer and it sure keeps a lot of the crap away from people that don’t know any better.

I don’t want my mac to become a totally closed system like the iphone however I completely support protecting the noobs yet allowing freedom to other users, a sort of “advanced mode” if you will.

]]> By: Jarrod http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/27/app-cant-be-opened-because-it-is-from-an-unidentified-developer/#comment-425768 Jarrod Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:53:38 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=32108#comment-425768 I think that most people would rather not have it at all. I think that most people would rather not have it at all.

]]> By: Jarrod http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/27/app-cant-be-opened-because-it-is-from-an-unidentified-developer/#comment-425767 Jarrod Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:52:34 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=32108#comment-425767 Amen! Amen!

]]> By: Dominic http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/27/app-cant-be-opened-because-it-is-from-an-unidentified-developer/#comment-425002 Dominic Sun, 09 Sep 2012 21:38:02 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=32108#comment-425002 Well aren't you special, mr. aerospace guy. Not all Mac users are as technically brilliant as you clearly are, so Apple needs to appeal to the masses. Don't like it? Use Linux, so you can look down your nose at most all other people sitting in front of a keyboard. I've been a systems admin for over 15 years. I used to work at an aerospace firm. I left as soon as I could since every user there (yes, you are just users) thought they could do every job in Info Systems, even though they were clueless when it came to the most basic of networking/computing protocols. During the time I was there I never tried to build an aircraft. Just because you know a few keyboard shortcuts doesn't mean you know jack about computing fundamentals. Know your role, snob. You give Mac users a bad name. Well aren’t you special, mr. aerospace guy. Not all Mac users are as technically brilliant as you clearly are, so Apple needs to appeal to the masses. Don’t like it? Use Linux, so you can look down your nose at most all other people sitting in front of a keyboard.

I’ve been a systems admin for over 15 years. I used to work at an aerospace firm. I left as soon as I could since every user there (yes, you are just users) thought they could do every job in Info Systems, even though they were clueless when it came to the most basic of networking/computing protocols. During the time I was there I never tried to build an aircraft. Just because you know a few keyboard shortcuts doesn’t mean you know jack about computing fundamentals.

Know your role, snob. You give Mac users a bad name.

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