On macOS 11, System Extensions replace the legacy Kernel Extensions that are unsupported in macOS 11 and later. The Mac connector uses either System Extensions or legacy Kernel Extensions to monitor system activities, as needed for the macOS version. Approval of the Mac Connector macOS Extensions MacOS 12 introduced an MDM option to allow removal of the macOS Extensions of the connector without a prompt for user passwords.

Approval of the macOS Extensions used by the connector.Mac connector 1.14 introduced important changes in three areas: Support for Cisco Orbital on Intel hardware was introduced in Secure Endpoint Mac connector version 1.16.0. Support for Cisco Orbital on Apple silicon hardware was introduced in Secure Endpoint Mac connector version 1.20.0.Ĭonsult the OS Compatibility Table for current Mac connector compatibility. macOS 10.15 with macOS kernel extensions.macOS 10.14, with macOS kernel extensions.Ĭisco Secure Endpoint Mac connector 1.14.1 supports macOS versions:.macOS 10.15.0 through macOS 10.15.4, with macOS kernel extensions.macOS 10.15.5 and later, with macOS system extensions.macOS 11, with macOS system extensions.Minimum OS RequirementsĬisco Secure Endpoint Mac connector 1.14.0 supports macOS versions: Mac connector version 1.20 introduces support readiness for Cisco Orbital on Apple silicon hardware, planned for release with Orbital Node 1.21. Refer to the Cisco Orbital sections of this document for details on how to grant the additional full disk access permissions needed for Orbital. Orbital can be enabled in policy with the Advantage or Premier Tier and is installed automatically when enabled and installed on a supported OS version and supported hardware. Mac connector verison 1.16 introduced support for Cisco Orbital on Intel hardware. Older Mac connectors do not work on these versions of macOS. Mac connector 1.14 or newer is required to ensure endpoint protection on macOS 11 and later. Mac connector version 1.14 introduced changes that require attention: Refer to the Known Issues section later in this document if MDM cannot be used. MDM profiles must be installed before install, upgrade, or removal of the Mac connector to ensure the needed permissions are recognized. It is highly recommended to deploy the Mac connector with an MDM profile that grants the required approvals. This document describes recent changes and steps for administrators to deploy Mac connector 1.14 and newer.

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