Disabling and Enabling System Integrity Protection | Apple
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Archived: 2026-04-05 18:24:26 UTC
Overview
System Integrity Protection (SIP) in macOS protects the entire system by preventing the execution of
unauthorized code. The system automatically authorizes apps that the user downloads from the App Store. The
system also authorizes apps that a developer notarizes and distributes directly to users. The system prevents the
launching of all other apps by default.
During development, it may be necessary for you to disable SIP temporarily to install and test your code. You
don’t need to disable SIP to run and debug apps from Xcode, but you might need to disable it to install system
extensions, such as DriverKit drivers.
Disable System Integrity Protection Temporarily
To disable SIP, do the following:
1. Restart your computer in Recovery mode.
2. Launch Terminal from the Utilities menu.
3. Run the command csrutil disable .
4. Restart your computer.
Enable System Integrity Protection
To reenable SIP, do the following:
1. Restart your computer in Recovery mode.
2. Launch Terminal from the Utilities menu.
3. Run the command csrutil enable .
4. Restart your computer.
Source: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/disabling_and_enabling_system_integrity_protection
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/disabling_and_enabling_system_integrity_protection
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