Browser not inside /Applications folder
I'm using Nix to manage my system, configuration, binaries, apps, everything.
This means my apps are located somewhere deep in /nix/store/..., symlinked to ~/Applications.
So, when I install 1Password extension (desktop app required) in Brave, I'm receiving the following error:
If Brave Browser is not in the Applications folder, 1Password may be unable to verify its identity. Please move Brave Browser to the Applications folder and try again.
I've tried symlinking ~/Applications/Brave Browser.app to /Applications/Brave Browser.app, it doesn't work.
And I wonder, why moving the actual app bundle to /Applications is required? Why can't you use NSRunningApplication.bundleURL to determine the actual path to app bundle instead of scanning /Applications. Or at least follow symlinks?
I may be missing something, but I see no security benefit in requiring binaries to be located inside /Applications.
IMO if I'm running my browser from some obscure folder, another partition, FUSE filesystem, etc and that browser passes signature check - 1Password should allow extension to work.
1Password Version: 7.3.2
Extension Version: 4.7.5.90
OS Version: macOS 10.15.1
Sync Type: Not Provided
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@pawlowski: Due to sandboxing, 1Password and the browser must be in the system /Applications folder in order to communicate with each other. If you put them there, you should be good to go. :)
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