com.barebones.authd
com.barebones.authd is a helper daemon component of BBEdit, Bare Bones Software's professional text and code editor for macOS. The authd daemon provides authentication and privilege-escalation services for BBEdit operations that require elevated permissions. It is not a standalone application and cannot be updated separately from BBEdit itself.
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1 suggestionThis is a helper component of BBEdit and is not separately updatable. To ensure this daemon runs natively on Apple Silicon, update BBEdit to the latest version through Bare Bones Software's official download page or, if you are a Mac App Store user, through the Mac App Store. BBEdit has shipped native Apple Silicon builds since version 13.5 (released in 2021), so updating to the current build will automatically replace this daemon with its native-compiled equivalent. Simply launching BBEdit and checking Help → About BBEdit will show you the current version; if it is older than 13.5, download the latest build from barebones.com/products/bbedit/ or update via the App Store. The daemon will then be updated and run natively without any separate configuration steps.
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