What is taskgated on Mac?
By Junaid, maker of Taskglass · Last reviewed
Decides whether one program may inspect or control another, such as a debugger attaching to an app.
taskgated implements the policy for a sensitive system service that lets one process access another's internals, which debuggers and some developer tools need. The kernel asks taskgated to approve or deny such requests. It's normally idle.
- Category
- Security
- Made by
- Apple
- Safe to quit:
- With care
Shown in Activity Monitor as taskgated, taskgated-helper
Why is taskgated using so much CPU or memory?
- Debuggers or developer tools attaching to processes
- Security or monitoring software inspecting processes
What to do
- 1Stop debugging sessions you don't need
- 2Restart your Mac
Safe to quit? With care.
macOS relaunches it when needed.
Related processes
Part of the Taskglass Process Library