Cant create a macOS PPPC/TCC Approval for xbar?

[dstranathan]

When xbar launches automatically, it displays a pop-up in the macOS Finder stating that "xbar needs to control the SystemEvents app..."

This is a common PPPC (Privacy Preferences Policy Control) approval that end users must acknowledge when multiple apps or services try to talk to each other in various (potentially sneaky) ways. This security measure started in macOS Mojave.

Rather than approve xbar manually, for a single end-user, I need to pre-approve it automatically via my MDM (Jamf) using a PPPC MDM configuration profile for mass deployment. This is very common in enterprises (I have over 20 PPPC profiles for various apps and services).

Typically I use a tool named PPPC Utility (https://github.com/jamf/PPPC-Utility) to build these profiles. However, PPPC cannot build a profile for xbar. This is the first time I have ever seen an app fail. The error is:

Failed to get designated code requirement. The executable may not be signed. Error: The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error -67062.)

I believe this clearly means xbar is from an unrecognized developer (not siged etc).

[leaanthony]

We are currently in the process of getting the app signed and once that is done, this should work as expected.

[matryer]

will prioritise this, see #683