North Pole Security
northpolesec.bsky.social
North Pole Security
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North Pole Security account. We make Santa https://github.com/northpolesec/santa
- Added a “Copy Details” button to to FAA block dialogs

There are also a few small changes and bug fixes

Please checkout the release notes for more goodies.
August 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
There are also many other updates and bug fixes

Be sure to check out the release notes for full details!

github.com/northpolesec...
Release v2025.6 · northpolesec/santa
Notes ImportantThe binaries initially uploaded for this release only contained the arm64 slice. We have updated the binaries to be universal and also include the x86_64 slice as well. You may need ...
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July 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
We’d also like to call out that the Santa docs have been completely revamped and updated.

northpole.dev

There is also now a Santa Configuration Generator to help ease deployments!

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July 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Executable signing times are now included in events sent to sync servers.

This lets you make policies like software written by North Pole Security can only run if it's newer than 2025-06-27 on the server

You can also do this in CEL
July 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
We've added distributed notifications to FAA.

If you have other tools that need to do something like send a webhook when a file is read / touched this lets you do it easily.
July 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
See our CEL docs for more details details and examples as well as the Rule schema for information on how to populate the expression.

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https://northpole.dev/features/binary-authorization/#cel
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July 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Use this to:
- Block bindshells with nc.
- Stop electron apps from injecting javascript
- Only run apps newer than a specific date
- Or anything you can think up with the combination.

We look forward to seeing the uses you come up with
July 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
First and this is a big one:

Common Expression Language (CEL) policies can now be attached to rules!

This allows for blocking/allowing by arg, env var, or signing timestamp
July 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
More powerful glob expansion for FAA rules to better target files that don’t yet exist
May 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
A new santactl eventupload command to help admins get application info to the sync server without needing a block rule
May 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
You can drag an app or binary on to the about window or Santa icon to get information about it as well!
May 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The “About” dialog is now more useful, giving admins a way to direct users to perform manual syncs or get file info without having to go to the command line
May 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
And many more bug fixes and improvements.

Go check out the release at github.com/northpolesec...
Release v2025.4 · northpolesec/santa
Notes If you're migrating from Google Santa, please see the Migration Guide for details on how to upgrade. Santa documentation can be found at northpole.dev. Announcements 📣 Opt-In Stats Collection...
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May 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
We added support for the XProtect events too

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Telemetry | Santa
Santa collects and outputs telemetry data about security events. This data is
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May 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
We added support for the TCC events! northpole.dev/features/tel...
Telemetry | Santa
Santa collects and outputs telemetry data about security events. This data is
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May 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM