You only need to boot into recovery mode once to change the setting, not every time. Turning it off isn&#x27;t a big deal, and you have a valid reason to do so.<p>Most users never need any of the functionality restricted by SIP, and will benefit from the greater security it provides. Every step forward in exploit mitigation is usually a tradeoff - NX broke some programs. ASLR broke others. SIP is no different.