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title: App Sandbox Entitlement
framework: Bundle Resources
role: symbol
role_heading: Property List Key
platforms: [macOS 10.7+]
path: bundleresources/entitlements/com_apple_security_app-sandbox
---

# App Sandbox Entitlement

A Boolean value that indicates whether the app may use access control technology to contain damage to the system and user data if an app is compromised.

## Discussion

To add this entitlement to your app, enable the App Sandbox capability in Xcode.

## See Also

### Files and media

- [com.apple.security.files.user-selected.read-only](com.apple.security.files.user-selected.read-only.md)
- [com.apple.security.files.user-selected.read-write](com.apple.security.files.user-selected.read-write.md)
- [com.apple.security.files.downloads.read-only](com.apple.security.files.downloads.read-only.md)
- [com.apple.security.files.downloads.read-write](com.apple.security.files.downloads.read-write.md)
- [Privileged File Operations](com.apple.developer.security.privileged-file-operations.md)
- [com.apple.security.assets.pictures.read-only](com.apple.security.assets.pictures.read-only.md)
- [com.apple.security.assets.pictures.read-write](com.apple.security.assets.pictures.read-write.md)
- [com.apple.security.assets.music.read-only](com.apple.security.assets.music.read-only.md)
- [com.apple.security.assets.music.read-write](com.apple.security.assets.music.read-write.md)
- [com.apple.security.assets.movies.read-only](com.apple.security.assets.movies.read-only.md)
- [com.apple.security.assets.movies.read-write](com.apple.security.assets.movies.read-write.md)
- [All files entitlement](com.apple.security.files.all.md)
- [Data Protection Entitlement](com.apple.developer.default-data-protection.md)