How to access & change settings of Startup Security Utility (M1/M2/M3 Mac Included)?

The Startup Security Utility is a tool used to guarantee the security of the startup on your Mac computers. It can restrict your Mac to start up from your designated startup disk, and from a legitimate, trusted operating system. On a Mac without a T2 chip, the Startup Security Utility provides only one feature - firmware password protection. Once it is turned on, the password is needed when the [...]

System Extension Blocked Mac, What Is It & How to Fix?

What is system extension on Mac?At the 2019 WWDC, Apple announced that Kernel Extensions (Kexts) would be replaced by System Extension. Kernel Extensions (Kexts) allow developers to create some powerful apps by letting them load code directly into the macOS kernel. Since actions taken by it occur within the kernel, while kexts unlock a lot of freedom of developers, it also generates risks: Even [...]

Is it safe to play around with Mac's default security settings and enable system extensions?

If the Samsung software you are installing requires reduced security for installing kernel extensions, it is safe. That's because only identified and trusted developers by Apple can ask you to allow system extensions. Their software will never compromise the overall system [...]

How do I enable System (Kernel) Extensions on M1/M2/M3/M4 Macs for Samsung Magician?

When installing a third-party program or extension, you may receive the "Systems Extensions Blocked/Updated" error on your Apple Silicon Mac. Then you follow the onscreen instructions to bypass the block for system extensions on your Mac, only to find that another error window pops up saying "To enable system extensions, you need to modify your security settings in the recovery environment". [...]

I am not using the Password Protection feature at the moment. How do I use the feature?

You can enable the Password Protection feature on the Settings screen of the Samsung Portable SSD software as follows: Click the “Set” button on the Main screen and switch the “Lock” button from OFF to ON, enter a password, and save it. For more information, please refer to the User Manual for the [...]