# Kibana won't start: “node” can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-wont-start-node-can-t-be-opened-because-apple-cannot-check-it-for-malicious-software/222994>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [March 10, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-wont-start-node-can-t-be-opened-because-apple-cannot-check-it-for-malicious-software/222994 "2020-03-10T17:58:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![spyderman4g63](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spyderman4g63/32/64172_2.png) [@spyderman4g63](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spyderman4g63)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-wont-start-node-can-t-be-opened-because-apple-cannot-check-it-for-malicious-software/222994/1 "2020-03-10T17:58:31Z")

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I downloaded Kibana and tried to start it on Mac OSX 10.13.3 (Catalina) but I get the following error and the application is killed:

 ![Screen Shot 2020-03-10 at 1.56.03 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/5/1/518c980a720fdb32aee5fcd77083894abc1ad307.png)

It seems like more of a mac issue but I was hoping someone here might be able to help.

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**Author:** ![Marius\_Dragomir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marius_dragomir/32/42087_2.png) [@Marius\_Dragomir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marius_Dragomir)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-wont-start-node-can-t-be-opened-because-apple-cannot-check-it-for-malicious-software/222994/2 "2020-03-12T16:43:48Z")

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For now, until the Apple notarization program is dealt with, you need to add an exception in the System Preferences for it in order to start it.

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**Author:** ![spyderman4g63](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spyderman4g63/32/64172_2.png) [@spyderman4g63](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spyderman4g63)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-wont-start-node-can-t-be-opened-because-apple-cannot-check-it-for-malicious-software/222994/3 "2020-03-12T17:02:27Z")

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Thanks. I found the path to be: system preferences \> security and privacy \> developer tools. Edit to allow terminal to run software that doesn't meet the system security preferrences.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-wont-start-node-can-t-be-opened-because-apple-cannot-check-it-for-malicious-software/222994/4 "2020-04-09T17:02:29Z")

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