Santa

Binary authorization system

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30-day installs31#1404 in App

1-year installs507Last 365 days

Latest version2026.8yesterday · Oct 7

Download size55MBarm64 / x86_64 · dmg

Release cadenceMonthly1 release in 30 days

System and architecture

System requirements: >= 13

Platform availability

macOS 27 · Intel · 2026.8 >= 13
macOS 27 · Apple chip · 2026.8 >= 13
macOS 26 · Intel · 2026.8 >= 13
macOS 26 · Apple chip · 2026.8 >= 13
macOS 15 · Intel · 2026.8 >= 13
macOS 15 · Apple chip · 2026.8 >= 13
macOS 14 · Intel · 2026.8 >= 13
macOS 14 · Apple chip · 2026.8 >= 13
macOS 13 · Intel · 2026.8 >= 13
macOS 13 · Apple chip · 2026.8 >= 13

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{
  "macos": {
    ">=": [
      "13"
    ]
  }
}

Tap: homebrew/cask
Also known as: Santa · santa
Installer packages: santa-2026.8.pkg
Download URL: github.com/northpolesec/santa/releases/download/2026.8/santa-2026.8.dmg
SHA-256: 229cbfca5a8ec310…
Homebrew definition: github.com/homebrew/homebrew-cask/blob/HEAD/Casks/s/santa.rb
formulae.brew.sh: formulae.brew.sh/cask/santa

Installation and removal contents

Uninstall uninstall

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{
  "uninstall": [
    {
      "delete": [
        "/Applications/Santa.app",
        "/usr/local/bin/santactl"
      ],
      "early_script": {
        "args": [
          "--unload-system-extension"
        ],
        "executable": "/Applications/Santa.app/Contents/MacOS/Santa",
        "must_succeed": false,
        "sudo": true
      },
      "launchctl": [
        "com.northpolesec.santa",
        "com.northpolesec.santa.bundleservice",
        "com.northpolesec.santa.metricservice",
        "com.northpolesec.santa.syncservice",
        "com.northpolesec.santad"
      ],
      "pkgutil": "com.northpolesec.santa"
    }
  ]
}

Install pkg
Source file: santa-2026.8.pkg
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```
{
  "pkg": [
    "santa-2026.8.pkg"
  ]
}
```

Remove user data zap

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{
  "zap": [
    {
      "delete": [
        "/var/db/santa",
        "/var/log/santa*"
      ],
      "trash": [
        "/private/etc/asl/com.northpolesec.santa.asl.conf",
        "/private/etc/newsyslog.d/com.northpolesec.santa.newsyslog.conf"
      ]
    }
  ]
}