Onboard macOS to Microsoft Defender ATP with Microsoft Intune
Microsoft Defender ATP (MDATP) for macOS hit finally the public preview status. We can now protect our macOS endpoints with cloud based power. I created a little guide about the onboarding process with Microsoft Intune and the user experience.
Prerequisites # From a macOS endpoint perspective:
macOS version 10.12 (Sierra) or newer No third party endpoint protection installed At least 1GB of free disk space macOS client enrolled in your Intune tenant If you want to enable macOS enrollment for your Intune tenant - I’ve written a post about the enrollment process.
From a Microsoft 365 perspective:
Microsoft Defender ATP license (Windows 10 Enterprise E5) Intune tenant wit macOS enrollment enabled Access to the Microsoft Defender Security Center Appropriate user rights to create and assign an Intune device configuration, LOB App This post assumes that you perform the tasks and file preparation on a macOS machine.
Preparing the onboarding package and files # Access the Microsoft Defender Security Center and gather the installation and onboarding package:
To deploy the installation package with Microsoft Intune we need the Intune app wrapping tool for macOS which is available here.