Configure Device Agent on Apple Macintosh

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

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📄️Mac: Prepare for Device Agent 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).

📄️MacOS: Install Device Agent

When all the prerequisites are met, install the Entrust Device Agent for Mac.

📄️MacOS: Configure 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.

📄️MacOS: Configure Device Agent for Device Verification

Manage Allowed SSL Server Urls for certificate-based client authentication

📄️MacOS: Verify Device Agent

To verify the installation of Device Agent

📄️MacOS: 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.

📄️MacOS: Configure Device Agent settings

The Device Agent Service uses defaults to save a user's settings for Smart Login and client authentication.

📄️MacOS: Capture Device Agent 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.