Wednesday 10 June 2015

Use Gatekeeper to Download Apps More Securely on Mac

Want to download third-party apps with complete security? Want to grab your all favorite apps in secure shield? Then in this article I have got something for you.



You may use Gatekeeper to download apps More Securely on your Mac OS X. We all know that apple let you download from its App Store in complete security and you don’t need to worry about your device if you are downloading apps from Apple’s app store.
In iPhone or iPad you are not allowed to download any third party app, but in mac you can download third party software without interference. Additionally, that permission can cause little harm to your computer as it may not be secured so to overcome this security issue Apple has included Gatekeeper in its Mac.
The Gatekeeper actually maintains the security of your Mac and all the apps which you download from unauthorized sources, isn’t it awesome? That thing proves that Apple is trying hard to ensure the complete security to your systems and we are helping you to find out such features which could help you to be on the safe side.

Use Gatekeeper for Secure Download of Apps

So, here are the steps which you guys need to apply in order to ensure the secure downloading of apps on your Mac OS X. Now without taking much time of yours I would request you to get towards the below piece of writing to explore more about it.
  • First of all, go to your Mac’s System Preferences.
  • Then you need to Click on Security & Privacy.
  • Now, you’ll have the complete security settings of your Mac. There will be a settings namely “Allow Applications Downloaded From” will be the Gatekeeper’s settings.
  • If you want to make any changes in that Settings, then you need to Click on Lock icon from lower left hand side. Then it will ask for administrator password to proceed. Enter the password to proceed.
  • Now you may change the Settings to Mac App Store, Mac App Store and Identified Developer or Anywhere – Anywhere means you can download apps from anywhere on the internet which is little risky.
  • After that, Click on Lock again to save and lock the changes.
  • This was it!

Conclusion

So, this was our guide for Mac users, I am sure that it would have been proven helpful for you guys. If you have any kind of queries left then do let me know I shall get back to your queries as soon as possible and will try to resolve your all issues.
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