These steps apply equally to all other JDK and JRE releases. Note: These steps use the JDK 8u231 macOS installer as an example. The following steps show you how to install a non-notarized JDK or JRE. If you want to install and test earlier versions of the JDK or JRE on macOS 10.15, this document explains some expect warnings and how to proceed.Īs of the time when this article was written you can still install and run non-notarized software on macOS 10.15 systems by modifying your security preferences. JDK 14 is the first release that complies with the new macOS 10.15 hardening and notarization requirements. See Notarizing Your App Before Distribution. When you install or run software for the first time, Gatekeeper verifies that the software has been notarized.
With macOS 10.15, Apple introduced new application security checks, which are used by Gatekeeper to verify the contents of distributed software.
