Aegis 2.01 for Mac
Mac UtilitiesAegis 2.01 for Mac is a small security utility by developer Jiulong Zhao (dragonBTV), sold through the Mac App Store. Its job is narrow but important: it protects your Mac from data being copied onto external storage. Any USB, Thunderbolt or FireWire drive, flash stick or SD card that is not on your own pre-set whitelist is blocked when plugged in, while trusted devices connect normally with no delay.
It suits anyone who uses a Mac in a shared office, classroom or studio, where a flash drive is still the simplest way files get stolen. You can even allow or block individual partitions of the same disk. Aegis itself is password-protected, with the password stored in the macOS Keychain, and the whitelist is stored in protected form so it cannot be quietly edited.
Key Features
- Blocks any external storage device that is not on your whitelist
- Covers USB, Thunderbolt and FireWire drives, flash sticks and SD cards
- Block or allow individual partitions of a single physical disk
- Simple whitelist enrolment: open preferences, plug the device in, unplug it
- Password-protected settings with the password saved in the macOS Keychain
How to Download
- Search the Mac App Store for Aegis by dragonBTV, as this older version's listing could not be verified live; avoid third-party installers.
- Install the app, set your password, then plug in each trusted drive once to add it to the whitelist.
Is Aegis free?
Aegis was a Mac App Store app by dragonBTV. We could not verify a current live listing or price for version 2.01, so check the App Store directly rather than trusting sites advertising it as a free download.
Does Aegis block my own drives too?
Only until you trust them. Whitelisted devices mount automatically with no delay; anything unknown is blocked, and you can reset the trusted list in the app to start over.
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