Hi,
I wanted to develop a small tool to launch Home Assistant OS in a Virtualization.framework VM. Something lean (no UI, no daemons), zero-config, and Apple Silicon only.
I got that running, but I wanted to also use bridge networking and USB device pass-through which require the com.apple.vm.networking and com.apple.developer.accessory-access.usb entitlements, respectively. I was unable to use those for local development using ad-hoc signing, so I guess it requires a paid Apple Developer account and official approval so that they can be enabled in provisioning profiles. I'm open to reactivating my developer subscription which I let expire years ago, but wanted to first assess the chances of getting approval (no point in renewing the subscription if I won't get the permission in the end).
I could make this an open source project, if it helps.
Regarding com.apple.vm.networking, see here.
wanted to first assess the chances of getting approval
While I can’t make any promises about any specific case, I can say that we approve the overwhelming majority of requests for com.apple.vm.networking.
Regarding com.apple.developer.accessory-access.usb, that’s restricted (it must be authorised by a provisioning profile) but not managed (the corresponding capability is available to all paid teams). To use it, follow the process described in docs.
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