Apps from anywhere else: Apps that aren’t acquired from the Mac App Store and aren’t signed with a developer ID fall into this last category. In this way, Gatekeeper ensures only applications created by legitimate developers who have gone through the trouble of getting a developer ID and are in good standing can run on your computer. If it’s discovered that a developer is abusing their developer ID–or it was acquired by hackers who are using it to sign malicious apps–the developer ID can then be revoked. For example, when you install Google Chrome on your Mac, it’s signed with Google’s developer ID so Apple allows it to run. This digital signature ensures the application was actually created by that specific developer.
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