With macOS Big Sur, however, you will need to manually approve the kernel extension in order for some software to function correctly.
Apple notary soon mandatory for all signed Mac software When you assign the policy to a Mac, the user must accept it. Kernel extensions are allowed to load without user consent by using the spctl command while booted to macOS Recovery. Kernel extensions were on the computer before the upgrade to macOS 10. The Overflow Blog Podcast 372: Why yes, I do have a patent on a time machine
Apple kernel extensions 13, called Secure Kernel Extension Loading (SKEL), all non-Apple kernel extension (what we use to intercept files, etc.