Startup Security Utility
E771050
Startup Security Utility is a macOS tool available in Recovery mode that lets users configure security settings for startup disks, including Secure Boot and external boot permissions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Startup Security Utility canonical | 1 |
| Startup Security Utility (macOS) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9003164 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Startup Security Utility Context triple: [macOS Recovery, includesTool, Startup Security Utility]
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A.
Security Center
Security Center is a Windows XP component introduced to monitor and report the status of key security settings such as firewall, automatic updates, and antivirus protection.
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B.
Data Guard
Data Guard is Oracle's high-availability and disaster recovery solution that maintains synchronized standby databases to protect against data loss and downtime.
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C.
Greenbone Security Assistant
Greenbone Security Assistant is a web-based graphical user interface used to manage, configure, and review vulnerability scans within the OpenVAS security scanning framework.
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D.
System Integrity Protection
System Integrity Protection is a macOS security technology that restricts even administrative users and processes from modifying critical system files and resources to protect the operating system from malware and accidental damage.
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E.
Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation tools
Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation tools are cybersecurity solutions that provide ongoing monitoring, vulnerability management, and risk assessment to help organizations strengthen and maintain their security posture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Startup Security Utility Target entity description: Startup Security Utility is a macOS tool available in Recovery mode that lets users configure security settings for startup disks, including Secure Boot and external boot permissions.
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A.
Security Center
Security Center is a Windows XP component introduced to monitor and report the status of key security settings such as firewall, automatic updates, and antivirus protection.
-
B.
Data Guard
Data Guard is Oracle's high-availability and disaster recovery solution that maintains synchronized standby databases to protect against data loss and downtime.
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C.
Greenbone Security Assistant
Greenbone Security Assistant is a web-based graphical user interface used to manage, configure, and review vulnerability scans within the OpenVAS security scanning framework.
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D.
System Integrity Protection
System Integrity Protection is a macOS security technology that restricts even administrative users and processes from modifying critical system files and resources to protect the operating system from malware and accidental damage.
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E.
Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation tools
Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation tools are cybersecurity solutions that provide ongoing monitoring, vulnerability management, and risk assessment to help organizations strengthen and maintain their security posture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
macOS utility
ⓘ
system configuration tool ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | booting into macOS Recovery and choosing Utilities menu ⓘ |
| affects |
ability to install or run alternative OS from external drives
ⓘ
which operating systems can boot on the Mac ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Startup Security Utility (macOS)
ⓘ
linked to:
Startup Security Utility
|
| availableIn | macOS Recovery ⓘ |
| configures |
Secure Boot level
ⓘ
external boot policy ⓘ startup disk security policy ⓘ |
| controls |
ability to boot from external or removable media
ⓘ
enforcement of Secure Boot on startup disks ⓘ |
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| documentationURL | https://support.apple.com/HT208198 ⓘ |
| introducedFor | Mac computers with Apple T2 Security Chip ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | macOS ⓘ |
| partOf |
macOS Recovery utilities
ⓘ
linked to:
macOS Recovery
|
| platform | Mac ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | configure startup disk security settings ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Secure Boot
ⓘ
external boot ⓘ firmware password ⓘ |
| requires |
administrator authentication
ⓘ
firmware password if set ⓘ |
| requiresHardware | Mac firmware supporting Secure Boot ⓘ |
| runsInMode | Recovery mode ⓘ |
| securityDomain |
boot process security
ⓘ
disk access control ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
Secure Boot configuration
ⓘ
external boot permissions configuration ⓘ |
| usedOn | Intel-based Mac computers with T2 chip ⓘ |
| userCanAllow | booting from external or removable media ⓘ |
| userCanDisallow | booting from external or removable media ⓘ |
| userCanSet |
Full Security for Secure Boot
ⓘ
Medium Security for Secure Boot ⓘ No Security for Secure Boot ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Startup Security Utility Description of subject: Startup Security Utility is a macOS tool available in Recovery mode that lets users configure security settings for startup disks, including Secure Boot and external boot permissions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Startup Security Utility