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Gatekeeper configuration (macOS device policy)

With the Gatekeeper configuration you configure macOS Gatekeeper, which blocks apps installed from forbidden sources.

Setting Description
Allow apps downloaded from

Select the required setting:

  • Anywhere: Users can open all apps, regardless of where they were installed from.
  • Mac App Store: Users can only open apps from Mac App Store.
  • Mac App Store and identified developers: Users can only open apps from Mac App Store or from identified developers, i.e. developers approved by Apple.