---
title: "Intro - Santa Docs"
description: "Intro - Open source binary authorization for macOS. Configure, deploy, and extend the agent that powers Workshop."
doc_version: "1"
last_updated: "2026-05-22"
canonical: "https://northpole.security/docs/santa"
---
# Intro

Santa is a high-performance open-source security agent for macOS that provides binary & file-access authorization and rich system event logging.

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- [Home](https://northpole.security/index.md)
- [Workshop](https://northpole.security/workshop.md)
- [Santa](https://northpole.security/santa.md)
- [Features](https://northpole.security/features.md)
- [Cookbook](https://northpole.security/cookbook.md)
- [Docs](https://northpole.security/docs.md)
- [Blog](https://northpole.security/blog.md)
- [Glossary](https://northpole.security/glossary.md)
- [About](https://northpole.security/about.md)
- [Contact](https://northpole.security/contact.md)