Jamf Announces Same-Day Support for macOS Ventura and iPadOS 16
October 24 2022 - 4:15PM
Jamf (NASDAQ: JAMF), the standard in Apple Enterprise Management,
today announced it is prepared to support and extend key
functionality in Apple’s macOS Ventura and iPadOS 16 release, which
became generally available today. Jamf’s support for macOS Ventura
and iPadOS 16 follows its same-day support for iOS 16 that was
released in September, delivering consistent and reliable support
that promotes immediate upgrades if an organization should choose
to do so. Through extensive testing in Apple’s beta releases, Jamf
ensures compatibility for all of Apple’s fall releases, including
macOS Ventura, across its entire solution portfolio.“With the rise
of security vulnerabilities and threats on older operating systems,
same-day support has never been more important. We are proud to
deliver yet another year of same-day support for all of Apple’s
latest operating systems, including macOS Ventura,” said Nick
Amundsen, senior vice president of strategy at Jamf. “Our customers
have the unique ability to get access to Apple’s new OS features
today while having the confidence to know their data is protected
and secured.”macOS Ventura delivers powerful features that will
help organizations with enhanced device management and
institutional security enhancements for Mac. New updates with macOS
Ventura include Declarative Device Management, Platform Single
Sign-On and Rapid Security Response.
Declarative
Device Management Declarative Device Management (DDM)
is a protocol where the configuration of the device can dynamically
adapt to the state of the device, without checking in with the Jamf
server. Previously, MDM has been a reactive management approach
where a device enrolls, profiles are pushed down to define the
desired state of the device and the device then reports back its
status. When the device reports back, the server needs to confirm a
device’s state and any necessary actions to take. This back and
forth creates a strain on the management server. Apple
announced Declarative Device Management for mobile devices at WWDC
2021 and have extended DDM to all platforms, including Mac, across
all enrollment types, resulting in a more proactive status check in
directly to the server instead of having to wait to hear back. This
results in more accurate device information, reported in a more
timely manner so policies can be applied faster to better maintain
a device’s desired state and allows servers to be more lightweight.
It also gives IT the confidence that a device will be in its
expected state. Declarative Device Management is available for Jamf
Pro customers today and will be available for all of our customers
soon.
Platform Single-Sign OnApple’s WWDC
2022 announcements included news of a new framework built for cloud
identity providers in macOS Ventura, making it easier for users to
access cloud services. The Platform Single Sign-On Extension
(PSSOe) builds on the SSOe configuration profile by tying the local
user account on a Mac to the Single Sign-On application. From the
macOS login window, the user is allowed to use their cloud identity
provider (IdP) password to unlock that Mac. After the user has
successfully logged in, the local account password is kept in sync
with the cloud identity password, meaning users can access any
resources gated by the IdP and the SSOe app without additional
password prompts, eliminating the number of times a user is
required to login to be productive. PSSOe is an exciting
enhancement built into the macOS framework but in order for the
benefits to be realized, a local user account must first be created
on the Mac. That’s where Jamf Connect comes in. Jamf Connect can
create the first user account — or any additional user accounts
needed - and can enforce linking that local account to the identity
provider credentials. From there, the PSSOe can attach itself to
the local user account and seamlessly log users into their
organization’s IdP-gated tools and resources. Jamf Pro is ready
with the necessary payloads whenever cloud identity providers
support Platform Single Sign-On.
Rapid Security
Response for macOS Ventura Rapid Security Response
for macOS Ventura introduces a new mechanism to ship security fixes
to users more frequently in order to improve endpoint protection
and ensure devices and data remains protected from vulnerabilities.
Security and IT teams can be assured that important security
updates are getting to users and devices quickly to tighten
protocols across their organization.New configuration keys were
also introduced at WWDC 2022, to allow this mechanism to be
disabled by an organization or disallow users from “rolling back”
and uninstalling a Rapid Security Response update. Jamf Pro 10.42
includes support for these keys in the Restrictions payload, giving
admins the ability to manage Rapid Security Response settings on
computers and devices.
About JamfJamf’s
purpose is to simplify work by helping organizations manage and
secure an Apple experience that end users love and organizations
trust. Jamf is the only company in the world that provides a
complete management and security solution for an Apple-first
environment that is enterprise secure, consumer simple and protects
personal privacy. To learn more, visit www.jamf.com.
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Contact:Jennifer Gaumond | ir@jamf.com
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