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# com.apple.security.hardened-process.no-guard-objects

A Boolean value that turns off guard objects for the process.

## Discussion

The system turns on guard objects automatically when you set [`com.apple.security.hardened-process.enhanced-security-version-string`](/documentation/BundleResources/Entitlements/com.apple.security.hardened-process.enhanced-security-version-string) to `2` or greater.

Guard objects can increase memory usage or decrease execution speed, depending on your app’s workload. If guard objects cause an unacceptable impact, set this entitlement’s value to `true` to turn off guard objects.

For more information, see <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Xcode/enabling-enhanced-security-for-your-app>.

> Note: This entitlement requires the following entitlements:
> 
> - ``doc://com.apple.bundleresources/documentation/BundleResources/Entitlements/com.apple.security.hardened-process``
> - ``doc://com.apple.bundleresources/documentation/BundleResources/Entitlements/com.apple.security.hardened-process.enhanced-security-version-string``

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