Two product lines, named to make scope obvious to buyers: - 🔒 SilverMetal OS — we ship the operating system or ROM (Linux, Pixel, Samsung-unlocked, Motorola-unlocked) - 🛡️ SilverMetal Enhanced — we harden the OS the device already runs (Windows, macOS, iOS, generic Android) Repo alignment: - SilverVPN already exists as a SilverLABS product (server + MAUI client + Linux client + tunnel service). stack/vpn/ is now an integration pointer rather than a re-scaffold; per-platform READMEs reference it. - SilverApple is deprecated; SilverMetal Enhanced — iOS supersedes it. Migration step added as roadmap milestone 3I.1. - SilverDROID name clash explicitly noted as unrelated (it's the SilverSHELL AppStore Android client, not an Android ROM). - SilverChat may overlap with SilverVPN.Client.Chat; alignment decision added as roadmap milestone 1.1.1. Roadmap restructured: phases now track the OS/Enhanced split. Platform matrix re-sectioned and decision flowchart updated. README rewritten around the two-product-line framing. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# SilverMetal Enhanced — macOS
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**Status**: Phase 3M (planning, post-Linux v1)
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🛡️ **SilverMetal Enhanced product line** — we harden macOS in place. Apple's signed boot chain prevents an OS replacement.
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Tier C-D — signed configuration profile + setup script + Stack ports. We configure everything Apple exposes.
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## Scope (v1)
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- Signed `.mobileconfig` profile that:
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- Enforces FileVault
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- Disables analytics, Siri uploads, advertising identifiers
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- Configures application firewall
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- Restricts iCloud to absolute minimum
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- Enables Lockdown Mode (per-user opt-in guidance)
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- Idempotent setup script for non-MDM hardening (default-app changes, Safari→SilverBrowser, etc.)
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- Stack ports for macOS (universal binaries, notarised, signed)
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- SilverVPN MAUI macOS client from existing [`SilverLABS/SilverVPN`](https://git.silverlabs.uk/SilverLABS/SilverVPN)
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- Setup guide for hardware-key 2FA, anti-forensics
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## Out of scope
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- Anything requiring kernel extension or system extension privileges beyond what Apple sanctions
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- Anything that disables SIP / Gatekeeper (we keep both ON)
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- Anything that requires bypassing Apple's signing chain
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## Directory layout
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To be populated in Phase 3M:
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```
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macos/
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├── profile/ # .mobileconfig sources, signing
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├── setup/ # idempotent setup script
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├── stack-installer/ # native macOS Stack package builders (.pkg)
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└── docs/ # setup guide, recommended apps
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```
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## Verification gates
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- Profile signature verifies under Apple's signing chain
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- FileVault confirmed enabled post-install
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- Stack apps install via signed `.pkg`, run sandboxed where supported
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- Setup script idempotent (verified by re-run with no changes)
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## Upstream we depend on
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- **Apple macOS** — base, unmodified
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- **macOS Privacy Guide / privacy.sexy** — reference for hardening configs
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- **Lockdown Mode** — Apple-provided, documented and enabled
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- **`SilverLABS/SilverVPN`** — MAUI macOS client (existing)
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