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Signed Mac Agent

To install the signed Mac Agent, do the following:

  1. Download the Signed Mac Agent for Discovery from https://www.device42.com/autodiscovery/ for Intel or Apple Silicon macOS machines.

  2. Download the Encrypted config file for Agent from the agent screen on the Device42 Main Appliance, under Discovery > Agent Based Scans.

Get the encrypted config fileGet the encrypted config file

This will be an encrypted URL and a public key with some other data needed for discovery. It uses AES-256-bit encryption.

Run the agent as:

(sudo) <executable name> --config-file=<path>/d42_agent_config

To run the above:

  • Unzip the notarized binary file.
  • Store the config file somewhere on the file system.
  • Run the binary calling the config file.

Enterprise customers should be able to do this via JAMF or other MDM solutions.

Notes​

  • The -config-file switch only works for this executable, and won’t work for any agent executable downloaded from the Main Appliance.
  • All other switches, like for overriding the host, will work for this executable and any agent downloaded from the Main Appliance.
  • It won't auto-update (as that would break the signing) and needs to be manually updated or updated via MDM solutions.

Troubleshooting​

If the file doesn’t run, clear the quarantine attribute by running:

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine  <executable name>