Can we use ESF without enrolling to Apple Developer Program?

Is it possible to use ESF framework without enrolling into Apple developer program? I wanted to try out ESF for learning purpose.

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Is it possible to use ESF framework without enrolling into Apple developer program?

Probably. Endpoint Security is gated by an entitlement but, if you disable disable SIP, you can then set a boot argument to also disable entitlement checking.

IMPORTANT DTS doesn’t support development with SIP disabled [1].

Having said that, are you familiar with eslogger? If you’re just exploring, that may be sufficient. See the eslogger man page for details.

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[1] … in general. In specific circumstances we make exceptions that that general rule. This isn’t one of them (-: