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).
Install Device Agent
When all the prerequisites are met, install the Entrust Device Agent for Mac.
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.
Configure Device Agent
Manage Allowed SSL Server Urls for certificate-based client authentication
Verify Device Agent
To verify the installation of Device Agent
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.
Device Agent settings
The Device Agent Service uses defaults to save a user's settings for Smart Login and client authentication.
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.