Description
Book SynopsisWorking effectively with Apple platforms at a corporate or business level includes not only infrastructure, but a mode of thinking that administrators have to adopt to find success. A mode of thinking that forces you to leave 30 years of IT dogma at the door. This book is a guide through how to integrate Apple products in your environment with a minimum of friction. Because the Apple ecosystem is not going away.
You''ll start by understanding where Apple, third-party software vendors, and the IT community is taking us. What is Mobile Device Management and how does it work under the hood. By understanding how MDM works, you will understand what needs to happen on your networks in order to allow for MDM, as well as the best way to give the least amount of access to the servers or services that''s necessary. You''ll then look at management agents that do not include MDM, as well as when you will need to use an agent as opposed to when to use other options. Once you ca
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: THE EVOLUTION OF APPLE DEVICE MANAGEMENT
NeXT
Mac + Unix = Mac OS X
Ecosystem Coexistence
iOS Device Management
iOS + Mac OS X = macOS
Imaging Is Dead?
macOS – Unix = appleOS
Don’t Forget The Apps
SERVERS
BALANCED APPLE SCORECARD
Access to organizational resources
Cradle to Grave device management
Directory Services
Endpoint Protection
World class support
Summary
CHAPTER 2: AGENT-BASED MANAGEMENT
Daemons and Agents
Services
LaunchDaemons and LaunchAgents
Create Your Own Daemon
Third Party Daemons
Use Lingon To See and change Daemons and Agents Easily
Working with Daemons and Agents in Scripts
Jamf
Munki
Chef
Puppet
Rootless
The Impact of UAMDM
Summary
CHAPTER 3: PROFILES
Use Apple Configurator to Create a Profile
View the Raw Contents of a Profiles
Install a Profile
View a Profile from iOS
View the Effects of a Profile on a Mac
Remove a Profile
Restrict Profile Installation on iOS
Use the Profiles Command on macOS
Summary
CHAPTER 4: A DEEP DIVE INTO MDM
Managed Preferences
Managed Client
APNs
Enrollment
UAMDM
How MDM Commands Work
Sending A Command
Profiles As Commands
Device Supervision
Summary
CHAPTER 4: EXPLORING MDM WORKFLOWS
Wiping a Device Using Profile Manager
Locking a Device Using VMware Workspace ONE
Resetting a Device Lock Using Jamf Pro
Disabling the Camera Using MobileIron
Installing a Package from Jamf Now
Pushing a Password Policy from Intune
Summary
CHAPTER 5: APPS, VPP, AND APPLICATION DISTRIBUTION
Install an ipa on iOS
Rewrapping an ipa
Install a .app on macOS
Install an installation Package on macOS
Summary
CHAPTER 6: THE APP AND OS DISTRIBUTION BUILD TRAIN
Autopkg
Autopkgr
Integrate Autopkgr With Jamf
Integrate Autopkgr With Other Products
Summary
CHAPTER 7: ACCESSING NETWORK SERVICES
Getting on the Network
802.1x
DEP and Guest Networks
Identity Providers and SaaS Apps
Accessing Files
Remote Control
Summary
CHAPTER 7: SECURING YOUR FLEET
Securing the Platform
Combat Malware on macOS
Xprotect
ClamAV
Third Party Solutions
Threat Management on iOS
Binary Whitelisting
Compliance
Centralized Log Capture and Analysis
Beyond Agents
Summary
CHAPTER 8: A CULTURE OF CONTINUAL TESTING
Manual Testing
Build A Testing Matrix
Automated Testing
Sikuli
Testplant
Expect Scripting
Kanban
Release Management
Summary
CHAPTER 9: THE FUTURE OF APPLE DEVICE MANAGEMENT
The Future Of Agents
Summary
APPENDIX 1: THE APPLE ECOSYSTEM
Antivirus
Automation Tools
Backup
Collaboration Suites and File Sharing
CRM
DEP Splash Screens and Help Menus
Development Tools, IDEs, and Text Manipulators
Digital Signage and Kiosks
Directory Services and Authentication Tools
Identity Management
Imaging and Configuration Tools
Log Collection and Analysis
Management Suites
Misc
Point of Sale
Print Servers
Remote Management
Security Tools
Service Desk Tools
Software Packaging and Package Management
Storage
Troubleshooting, Repair, and Service Tools
Virtualization and Emulation
Honorable Mention
APPENDIX 2: COMMON APPLE PORTS
