Technical Considerations

Upgrading to Sequoia makes private MAC addresses and MAC address rotation the default behaviour on all networks. This may cause Magma to fail to run on such a machine, as the MAC addresses no longer match those that were used to generate the magmapassfile.

This issue can be fixed by upgrading to Magma V2.28-14 or later. If you are unable to do so immediately, then a workaround is to turn off this setting for your computer's network, as described in Apple's article about this feature.

Upgrading to El Capitan removes the link to magma from /usr/bin, with the result that typing magma into a terminal window will no longer find it. To fix this, create the file /etc/paths.d/Magma containing the single line /Applications/Magma.

After doing so, magma should once again be runnable by typing magma in a terminal window.

When you visit a secure page on the Magma website (such as the Downloads section or one of the secure order forms), a message may appear stating that "This Connection is Untrusted".

Firefox

Click on "I Understand the Risks", and then on "Add Exception...". A dialog box pops up.

Wait for a few moments while the certificate loads (or click "Get Certificate"). Ensure the reason that the certificate is not trusted is "Certificate is not trusted, because it hasn't been verified by a recognized authority", ensure that the checkbox "Permanently store this exception" is checked, and click "Confirm Security Exception".

Safari

A message may appear stating that "Safari can't verify the identity of the website". Click on "Continue" to proceed to the page.

Chrome

A message may appear stating that "The site's security certificate is not trusted!". Click on "Proceed anyway" to continue to the page.