From Documentation page of App Proxy Provider, it says that the flow control is only supported for the Apps which are from Mac App store only. What does it means?
Does it means the dmg file like Firefox, Chrome which we install on Mac outside from App Stores, App Proxy Provider will not intercept these flows?
Doc Link: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/networkextension/app_proxy_provider
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App proxy providers are supported in iOS on managed devices only, and in macOS for Mac App Store apps only. Encrypted notes app macos.
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With kext we were able to intercept any flow regardless the source of the installer file for managing traffic, how will it work with new Network extension framework now?