Gatekeeper to users of Mountain Lion

As users of the new OS 10.8 Lion Mountain realized several innovations introduced in the new environment, and one of and we heard it was because of issues and mechanisms Security was a novelty called Gatekeeper
Although the Gatekeeper was a function headliner Mac OS X Mountain Lion, there is still some confusion about its true action In practical terms, affecting the user in using Mac OS X daily. Basically the Gatekeeper helps protect the user from inadevertida install malicious software on the mac. But this is only a part of their job. So let's explore this a little more security tool.

What is the reason Apple have created the Gatekeeper

The Gatekeeper was the answer to Apple's applications malicosas, Trojans, which lead the user to install software on your mac that in Actually they do not want. This is the big problem in today's terms of both security on Windows, Mac or Android This because these platforms can download software from various sources. The problem is not the viruses that install themselves, not the problem Here is malicious software that relies on ignorance and uncertainty user to spread and gain access to the system.
Once the iOS only allows users to download applications from App Store, iPhones, iPads and iPods Touch are free this problem, this problem only if you are "inside" the App Store, it is possible, as we have seen, but fought with more vehemence and with much greater angularity, allowing very safe use. For Macs, the scenario is different, these users can installing applications from multiple sources, not always controlled even having the Mac App Store, there will always be many other sources on the Internet to download software.
In an attempt to solve this problem Apple looked so different for this scenario and Mac OS X 10.8 Lion introduced the Mountain Gatekeeper. With the Gatekeeper, you'll be safer and Mac protected even without taking any action or reactive control.

How does the Gatekeeper

Now that we know the existence of the Gatekeeper and, above all, what purpose of its creation, how does it work? In a very Practical and general this is a system that requires no user constant attention or an ongoing concern. The Gatekeeper works on a secondary level in the system and only alert the user when there is in fact a problem. Of course Apple does not cease also pass into the hands of users the bonus of proof and thus Gatekeeper allowed to be configured by the user and by that this could be alerted in different times.

The General pane of Security preferences pane and Privacy lets make the Mac more secure against malware and changes, using the settings in the General pane of Security preferences and Privacy.
To access the features go to System Preferences > Security and Privacy > Allow applications downloaded, 3 option are present here that we come to know:

• Mac App Store – Only allows applications downloaded from the Mac App Store
• Mac App Store and developers identified – Only applications allows the Mac App Store or the Apple programmers identified
• Any source – Lets you open any application, regardless of the source

Of course we should now be asking what is a "programmer identified by Apple" to be an option default of Gatekeeper. Developers who want to distribute your software outside the Mac App Store are invited to register to receive the Apple a certificate that they can use in their apps. Thus, if one app is modified maliciously by someone after downloading the certificate, the signature is broken and the software will not be downloaded. side Apple will allow this procedure click a blacklist of programmers who intentionally distribute malicious software. a once activated the switch for certain dishonest programmer, the Mountain lion users are protected from the Installation applications of this programmer in the future.
It is important to note that this program is not for programmers ID to approve applications in the same way that Apple does for Mac App Store. Each programmer has the freedom to create your application and this application immediately receives the certificate even without that Apple see that Apple is worth or what it does, what Apple wants to know is whether this has or not inform the malware and Mac OS X Lion Mountain that this is a applications programmer who produces reliable in terms of absence of malware.

How to configure the Gatekeeper

It might be interesting to get "hands-on" and change everything, meter some warnings and such ... really? Nope, not going back to "habits old "let's leave it at that, with the option default chosen. The setting "default" is the safest.
If you ever find an application that is not signed as safe by Apple, will always depend on them to leave or not this is installed on your system, the service triggers a warning when any these applications appear to install and can come here "download" the security level.
Although there has been a slight explanation, I hope you noticed Apple better idea to put this in the new security tool operating system. Any questions do not hesitate to let us comments.

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