> For AI agents: [llms.txt](https://docs.trustedauth.com/llms.txt) provides a Markdown index of this documentation.

# Configure Device Agent on Apple Macintosh

This section describes configuration and other tasks that typically require administrative privileges on Apple Macintosh computers.

## Topics in this section

[📄️Prepare installation Entrust Device Agent for Mac is software that allows a Smart Identity on a mobile device to communicate with an Apple® Macintosh® (Mac®) computer. The main use case for this communication is allow users to log in to their Mac computer with a Smart Identity in the Entrust Identity app (or custom smart credential app).](/docs/authentication-and-security/manage-device-verification/configure-device-agent-on-apple-macintosh/macos-prepare-for-device-agent-installation.md)

[📄️Install Device Agent When all the prerequisites are met, install the Entrust Device Agent for Mac.](/docs/authentication-and-security/manage-device-verification/configure-device-agent-on-apple-macintosh/macos-install-device-agent.md)

[📄️Certificates and CAs The Entrust Device Agent supports client authentication through a device certificate on both Windows and MacOS systems. The Entrust Device Agent receives a list of acceptable Certificate Authorities (CAs) from IDaaS, locates a local device certificate issued by one of these CAs, and forwards it to IDaaS to finalize the client authentication process.](/docs/authentication-and-security/manage-device-verification/configure-device-agent-on-apple-macintosh/macos-configure-certificates-and-cas.md)

[📄️Configure Device Agent Manage Allowed SSL Server Urls for certificate-based client authentication](/docs/authentication-and-security/manage-device-verification/configure-device-agent-on-apple-macintosh/macos-configure-device-agent-for-device-verification.md)

[📄️Verify Device Agent To verify the installation of Device Agent](/docs/authentication-and-security/manage-device-verification/configure-device-agent-on-apple-macintosh/macos-verify-device-agent.md)

[📄️Uninstall Device Agent The Device Agent is not an application, so it cannot be uninstalled in the same way as applications. Instead, a script is provided to perform the necessary actions for uninstallation.](/docs/authentication-and-security/manage-device-verification/configure-device-agent-on-apple-macintosh/macos-uninstall-device-agent.md)

[📄️Device Agent settings The Device Agent Service uses defaults to save a user's settings for Smart Login and client authentication.](/docs/authentication-and-security/manage-device-verification/configure-device-agent-on-apple-macintosh/macos-configure-device-agent-settings.md)

[📄️Capture logs Device Agent includes a Mac SmartCard Reader driver that uses the OS log. Additionally, it features a service that initiates upon MacOS boot-up and performs its own logging.](/docs/authentication-and-security/manage-device-verification/configure-device-agent-on-apple-macintosh/macos-capture-device-agent-logs.md)