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November 2020
  • Device Management

Managed Applications for macOS

While previously only available for iOS, Managed Applications are now coming to macOS with Big Sur. Kandji now supports Managed Apps for macOS from Apps and Books with Apple Business Manager (formerly VPP). This new...
November 12, 2020
  • Device Management

Enable automatic updates for App Store apps by default

In Apps and Books within the Settings section in Kandji, the option to automatically update apps is now turned on by default. This option enables Kandji to audit your App Store apps daily and update to the latest version...
November 12, 2020
  • Device Management

Display Bootstrap Token escrow status

We’ve written a lot about the changes to Bootstrap Token and SecureToken for devices running macOS Big Sur with Apple Silicon. MDM will require Bootstrap Token in order to approve and load KEXTs and install Software...
November 12, 2020
  • Device Management

Changes to the Kerberos Extension

Additional customization is available within the Kerberos Extension UI. This includes the ability to set a custom username label that is displayed on the “Username” field, such as “Company ID.” You can also set a custom...
November 12, 2020
  • Device Management

Auto Advance for macOS

Auto Advance for Mac allows IT admins to set up Mac devices very quickly by leveraging Automated Device Enrollment (formerly DEP) and plugging a Mac into power and ethernet. Once the Mac starts, it will automatically...
November 12, 2020
  • Device Management

Allow standard users to complete KEXT install

To support changes to Kernel Extensions (KEXTs) on macOS Big Sur, we support a new option on the Kernel Extension payload which allows standard users to approve a restart that rebuilds the Kernel Cache for Kernel...
November 12, 2020
  • Device Management

Alert & Slack notification for removed MDM profile

Admins can now be proactively alerted when an MDM profile is removed from a device locally. Notifications will be displayed in the Alerts section and can also be configured to send as a Slack notification.
November 12, 2020

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