Jamf Connect is an identity and access solution that allows administrators to manage authentication and access by connecting a user's local account to their organization's cloud identity (network account). With Jamf Connect, you can keep your users' macOS passwords and network passwords in sync and compliant, secure and customize the macOS login window with your organization's cloud identity provider (IdP), and control local account privileges on the Mac. Additionally, you gain access to Zero Trust Network Access, which empowers you to create dynamic, cross-platform access policies for your organization's apps, resources, and data.
- Login window —An authorization plug-in that modifies the default macOS login process and login window UI.
- Menu bar app —An application that helps users manage their network and local passwords.
The Jamf Connect integration in Jamf Pro allows you to automatically deploy the Jamf Connect package to computers in the scope of computer configuration profiles with Jamf Connect settings.
You can configure the following:
- View all computer configuration profiles —
View all computer configuration profiles with Jamf Connect settings in a single location (). Jamf Pro automatically detects and displays any configuration profile with settings written to a preference domain starting with
com.jamf.connect. - Deploy Jamf Connect —
Deploy a specific version of Jamf Connect to computers in the scope of a configuration profile. This allows you to complete an initial deployment of Jamf Connect to target computers or to manage subsequent updates without enabling automatic updates.
- Configure automatic updates —
Configure automatic updates for computers in the scope of a Jamf Connect configuration profile. You can configure Jamf Pro to automatically deploy minor updates (e.g., 1.0.0 to 1.1.0), maintenance updates (e.g., 1.0.0 to 1.0.1), or both.
- Receive Notifications —
Receive notifications in Jamf Pro when a new Jamf Connect version is available.
Keep the following in mind when using this integration:
If a computer is in the scope of multiple configuration profiles, such as separate configuration profiles for the login window and menu bar app, Jamf Pro uses the most proactive update type for computers in scope of both profiles.
You cannot configure automatic updates to complete major updates (e.g., 1.19.3 to 2.0.0 or later). To complete a major upgrade for Jamf Connect, use a policy.
This feature cannot be used to downgrade the Jamf Connect version on computers.
Training Video
Watch the Use Jamf Pro for Jamf Connect Deployment and Updates video to learn more about managing updates using Jamf Pro.