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To put an Apple Silicon Mac into Permissive Security, it is essential to disable System Integrity Protection (SIP). SIP is a security technology designed to help prevent potentially malicious software from modifying protected files and folders on your Mac. By disabling SIP, you're reducing the level of security and allowing more control over the system's behavior, which is a necessary step for enabling Permissive Security. This mode allows users greater flexibility in running non-app-store applications and performing system modifications that are typically restricted.

While FileVault, Firewall, and Gatekeeper contribute to the overall security of the macOS environment, they do not specifically need to be disabled to activate Permissive Security. FileVault is used for disk encryption, the Firewall protects against unauthorized access, and Gatekeeper manages which applications are allowed to be installed. Disabling any of these would not directly facilitate a switch to Permissive Security in the same way that disabling System Integrity Protection does.