Source: https://swgbar.com/en/guides/
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# SWG and HTTPS inspection guides

Understand HTTPS inspection on your Mac, read certificate evidence, install SWG bar, and connect its Chrome extension.

SWG bar · Updated October 23, 2026

Start with the HTTPS inspection guide if you want to understand a connection. For setup, use the installation and Chrome extension guides. The technical explanation shows how SWG bar reaches its conclusions and where those conclusions stop.

SWG stands for **secure web gateway**. A gateway can apply access rules without decrypting HTTPS, so a working website and a trusted certificate do not, by themselves, establish whether a connection was inspected.

The guides below separate connection routing, TLS certificate evidence, and browser integration so you can check each part of your setup.

## Guides

*   [How to bypass SWG on a Mac](<https://swgbar.com/en/guides/how-to-bypass-swg/>)
    
    Learn how to bypass SWG for a domain with SWG bar on macOS: enable bypass, allow the network extension, reconnect, and turn bypass off.
    
*   [How to detect HTTPS inspection on a Mac](<https://swgbar.com/en/guides/detect-https-inspection/>)
    
    Use SWG bar to compare certificate trust, identify a local inspection root, and understand what a TLS probe can and cannot prove.
    
*   [SWG bypass vs. a TLS inspection exception](<https://swgbar.com/en/guides/swg-bypass-vs-tls-exception/>)
    
    Understand the difference between routing around a secure web gateway and keeping gateway routing while excluding a site from HTTPS decryption.
    
*   [How SWG bar checks HTTPS inspection](<https://swgbar.com/en/how-it-works/>)
    
    Follow a domain from local observation to a TLS probe, macOS certificate trust evaluation, and the result shown in SWG bar and Chrome.
    
*   [Install SWG bar on your Mac](<https://swgbar.com/en/install/>)
    
    Check Mac compatibility, download the current SWG bar installer, start a trial, and activate a Personal or Team license.
    
*   [Connect the SWG bar Chrome extension](<https://swgbar.com/en/chrome-extension/>)
    
    Connect Chrome with the SWG bar Mac app to view existing domain inspection results, and troubleshoot missing or stale results.
    
*   [SWG bar CLI Guide](<https://swgbar.com/en/cli/>)
    
    Use the swgbar command-line tool on macOS to check HTTPS inspection status, view domains and certificates, and manage SWG bypass directly from Terminal.
    
*   [SWG bar MCP Guide](<https://swgbar.com/en/mcp/>)
    
    Connect MCP-compatible AI clients to SWG bar on macOS to query HTTPS inspection status, inspect certificates, and manage SWG bypass.
    
*   [SWG bar release information](<https://swgbar.com/en/releases/>)
    
    Find SWG bar release information, the current macOS installer manifest, checksum verification, and update guidance.
    
*   [About SWG bar](<https://swgbar.com/en/about/>)
    
    Learn what SWG bar does, how its documentation is maintained, and where to get help with the Mac app, Chrome extension, or a purchase.