How to check if Mac and Linux have secure boot enabled and disabled via command line?

If you're on most GNU/linux distros, you can check if secure boot is enabled with the following command

mokutil --sb-state

Apple uses their own bootloader, which only boots into MacOS, so secure boot isn't really a thing on Macintosh computers.

rahuldottech

Posted 2019-07-08T17:55:01.607

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macOS Mojave... -bash: mokutil: command not found – Tetsujin – 2019-07-09T08:10:47.863

@Tetsujin The command is for GNU/Linux only. Please read the answer again, carefully. – rahuldottech – 2019-07-09T11:19:18.313

I was just pointing out that not only is secure boot "not a thing" on mac, you can't even ask about it from terminal. – Tetsujin – 2019-07-09T11:21:13.233

@Tetsujin Well, it's a GNU/Linux utility, not for Unix or MacOS, so that's kinda obvious, right? – rahuldottech – 2019-07-09T11:31:49.603

@rahuldottech I appreciate the answer. very helpful. The only reason I ask for mac is because I found this: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208330

– Danny – 2019-07-09T14:30:53.400

@Danny You're welcome. Secure Boot in the context of Apple devices means something very different from what it means in the case of Windows or GNU/Linux (where it's a UEFI thing), and unfortunately there appears to be no way to check its functioning from terminal. – rahuldottech – 2019-07-09T17:59:53.567

@rahuldottech I can finally have closure on mac part, it was worth a try. – Danny – 2019-07-10T18:05:57.070

@Danny Yeah... Good luck with your app! – rahuldottech – 2019-07-10T18:47:39.813

How to check if Mac and Linux have secure boot enabled and disabled via command line?

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