On an Intel Mac, the process of installing Tunnelblick's system extensions requires one restart of your computer. Installing Kexts on an Intel Mac running macOS Big Sur You should now be able to use Tun and Tap configurations. After authorizing the software, you will be prompted to restart your computer to be able to use the new system extensions:.Go to the Security & Privacy preference pane click on the 'Allow' button:.Restart your Mac for the changes to take effect.Click to select the “Allow user management of kernel extensions from identified developers” checkbox.If the disk is encrypted with FileVault, click Unlock, enter the password, then click Unlock.Select the system you want to use to set the security policy.Select Utilities > Startup Security Utility.Shut down your computer, then start it up by pressing the power button and holding it down until your system starts in () and you see the startup options page.After opening the Security & Privacy preference pane, click the 'Enable system extensions…' button:.

After authorizing Tunnelblick to install the kexts, you will be prompted by macOS to open the Security & Privacy preference pane to allow the kexts to be loaded:.Use the button on Tunnelblick's 'Utilities' panel to install Tunnelblick's Tun and Tap system extensions.On an Apple Silicon (M1) Mac, the process of installing Tunnelblick's system extensions requires three restarts of your computer. Installing Kexts on an M1 Mac Running macOS Big Sur 11.1 or later

For an Intel Mac using macOS High Sierra or macOS Mojave 10.14.4 and below, see Tunnelblick on macOS High Sierra and macOS Mojave.

For an Intel Mac using macOS Catalina or macOS Mojave 10.14.5 or 10.14.6, see Tunnelblick on macOS Catalina.

For an M1 Mac using macOS Big Sur 11.1 or later.

The following describes the process when using Tunnelblick 3.8.5 beta03 (build 5630) and higher:

The process of installing Tunnelblick's system extensions on recent versions of macOS requires one or more restarts of your computer. IMPORTANT: You only need to install Tunnelblick's system extensions if you are Important: See The Future of Tun and Tap VPNs on macOS for information about changes to future versions of macOS.Īlso see Tunnelblick on macOS Big Sur, and, if you are using an Apple Silicon (M1) Mac, Tunnelblick and Apple Silicon.

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