Marriott Library – Apple Infrastructure Blog

11 Sep

Posted at 15:05h in Administration, Apple, Automation, Automation, Client, Configuration, Configuration Profiles, Documentation, Enterprise, Event, Higher Education, Information Technology, Jamf Pro Server, Mac, Management, Meeting, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Mobile Device Management, Programming, system administration by
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September 16th, 2020 - University of Utah, MacAdmins MeetingThe University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting is held monthly at the Marriott Library on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 11 AM Mountain Time. Presentations cover Apple technology and integration in a heterogeneous university enterprise environment. This month's meeting will be held on Wed, September 16th, 2020 at 11 AM MT and we will provide live broadcasted and archives that will be made available 2-3 days after the meeting. If you have suggestions on presentations, questions, or comments, please use the Contact Us option. iMazing Profile Editor - By Ari...

11 Aug

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August 19th, 2020 - University of Utah, MacAdmins MeetingThe University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting is held monthly at the Marriott Library on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 11 AM Mountain Time. Presentations cover Apple technology and integration in a heterogeneous university enterprise environment. This month's meeting will be held on Wed, August 19th, 2020 at 11 AM MT and we will provide live broadcasted and archives that will be made available 2-3 days after the meeting. If you have suggestions on presentations, questions, or comments, please use the Contact Us option. What’s New in Outlook...

28 Jul

Posted at 14:57h in Active Directory, Administration, Automation, Bash, Documentation, Duo Security, Enterprise, GitHub, Higher Education, Information Technology, Jamf Pro Server, Mac, Management, Microsoft, Microsoft Outlook, Mobile Device Management, Programming, Skype for Business on Mac, system administration by
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OverviewRecently, our institution implemented Microsoft Modern Authentication to enable security controls that the university can implement to reduce the risk of compromised credentials with two-factor authentication for any service that contains sensitive, restricted data or otherwise. Modern Authentication enables Active Directory Authentication Library (ADAL) based sign-in for Exchange and client applications across different platforms. This enables sign-in features such as Multi-Factor Authentication(MFA), smart card, and certificate-based authentication. Modern authentication is an umbrella term for a combination of authentication and authorization methods between a client (for example, your...

09 Jul

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Here are some upcoming Apple virtual sessions along with IT-related WWDC 2020 information that might be of interest to those administrating & integrating Apple technology.Security Briefing - Apple Tech Update for Education Join Apple for an executive overview of Apple security and privacy for macOS led by national Consulting Engineers specializing in Security, Privacy, and Enterprise Integration.Monday, July 27, 2020 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. EDT (Register)Tuesday, July 28,2020 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EDT (Register)Here is a PDF with more details: Apple Tech...

12 Jun

Posted at 09:56h in Administration, Apple, Documentation, Electron, Enterprise, Event, GitHub, Google Chrome, Higher Education, Information Technology, Jamf Pro Server, Mac, Management, Meeting, Microsoft, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Programming, Security, system administration by
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June 17th, 2020 - University of Utah, MacAdmins MeetingThe University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting is held monthly at the Marriott Library on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 11 AM Mountain Time. Presentations cover Apple technology and integration in a heterogeneous university enterprise environment. This month's meeting will be held on Wed, June 17th, 2020, and we will provide live broadcasted and archives that will be made available 2-3 days after the meeting. If you have suggestions on presentations, questions or comments, please use the Contact Us option. Basics of Wi-Fi Leads to Optimizing Home...

18 May

Posted at 15:45h in Automation, Automation, Container, Documentation, Higher Education, Information Technology, Mac, macOS Catalina, macOS Mojave, macOS Sierra (Version 10.12), Management, Objective-C, objective-c, OS X, pyobjc, Python, python, Scripts, Security, Swift, Uncategorized by
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APP PLAYPEN - PYTHON WITH XCODE UI What is App Playpen?App Playpen is designed to be used as a convenient automation tool for building a disk image launcher in which to place an application with exceptional requirements beyond an average application. The outputted launcher application limits modifications to a mounted shadow image that can be discarded on logout in shared system environments like a student lab or can be retained in single-user systems but preventing modifications to sensitive and secured areas of the Mac file system.Here are...

07 May

Posted at 15:53h in Administration, Container, Documentation, Enterprise, Higher Education, Information Technology, Mac, Management, Python, Security, system administration by
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We have posted to our GitHub repository, App Playpen. App Playpen is a python GUI application that provides a framework & automation to secure macOS applications with exceptional requirements. We have developed a methodology of managing enterprise and/or shared environment unfriendly applications that have evolved over the years at the Marriott Library or other locations on campus that we support. We affectionately call it the “Crappy App” model which we use sanitize applications with exceptional requirements.Originally, we developed this methodology to better secure the Classic...

29 Apr

Posted at 14:02h in Administration, Apple, Automation, Documentation, Enterprise, GitHub, Google Chrome, Higher Education, Information Technology, Mac, Python, system administration by
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We have implemented multiple forms of kiosks throughout the years at the Marriott Library or other locations on campus that we support. Initially, we implemented web kiosks that provided anonymous users at the Marriott Library quick access to limited library & campus resources like the catalog system, databases, etc. These web kiosks needed to be secure, resilient, and easy to use for the public but at the same time prevent anonymous access to resources we do not allow. This expanded to “exhibit” kiosks that would...

13 Feb

Posted at 22:45h in Administration, Apple, Automation, Bash, Documentation, Enterprise, Event, Higher Education, Information Technology, Jamf, Jamf Pro Server, Java, Mac, Management, Meeting, Programming, Security, system administration, Vunerability by
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February 19th, 2020 - University of Utah, MacAdmins MeetingThe University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting is held monthly at the Marriott Library on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 11 AM Mountain Time. Presentations cover Apple technology and integration in a heterogeneous university enterprise environment. This month's meeting will be held on Wed, February 19th, 2020, and we will provide live broadcasted and archives that will be made available 2-3 days after the meeting. If you have suggestions on presentations, questions or comments, please use the Contact Us option. Jamf State of the Union - By Katie...

25 Jan

Posted at 21:51h in Administration, Automation, Documentation, Enterprise, Higher Education, Information Technology, Jamf, Jamf Admin, Jamf Pro Server, Mac, Munki, Programming, Python by
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OverviewFirmware Password Manager is a Python script to help MacAdmin programmatically manage the firmware passwords of their Mac systems. The firmware password is one of the three interlocking methods used to secure Mac systems. The other two are: using strong passwords (and password policy) on user accounts and FileVault to apply full disk encryption (FDE). Strong account passwords are always the first line of defense. FDE effectively scrambles the information written a storage device and renders it unreadable by unauthorized persons. Using all three methods...