12 Feb Feb 2026 – MacAdmins Meeting
February 18th, 2026 – University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting
The University of Utah MacAdmins Meeting is held virtually monthly 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 18th, 2026, at 11 AM MT virtually using Zoom. Live broadcasts and archives are available to the MacAdmin community 2-3 days post-meeting.
From Enterprise SSO to Platform SSO and Beyond – Victor H. Vargas, Microsoft
Join this presentation for a deep dive into the General Availability of Platform SSO for macOS with Microsoft Entra ID. This session will explore how Platform SSO extends identity from the app layer to the macOS login window, delivering a more seamless and secure authentication experience for enterprise and higher education environments. Attendees will learn how this evolution builds on the Enterprise SSO plug-in and aligns macOS with Microsoft’s modern identity strategy. Victor will walk through supported authentication methods—including Secure Enclave–backed credentials, password-based sign-in, and smart card authentication—and explain how Platform SSO enables phishing-resistant, device-bound authentication comparable in concept to Windows Hello for Business. The session will also cover deployment considerations with Microsoft Intune, operational insights from early rollouts, and how Platform SSO supports Zero Trust principles across mixed-platform environments.
This presentation is ideal for MacAdmins evaluating modern identity approaches, planning pilots, or aligning macOS management with broader Microsoft Entra and Zero Trust initiatives.
About Victor H. Vargas
Victor H. Vargas is a Principal Product Management Manager for Identity, Network Access, and Artificial Intelligence at Microsoft, where he leads work at the intersection of agent identity, security, trust, and enterprise AI adoption. A recognized thought leader in Generative AI and a Ph.D. candidate researching AI security and fairness, Victor bridges cutting-edge research with real-world execution.
macOS Platform SSO optimization tool pseudo (P.S.E.U.D.O.) – Kevin White, Macjutsu
pseudo is an open-source macOS Platform SSO optimization tool pseudo (P.S.E.U.D.O.) is designed to improve the Platform Single Sign-On registration experience by guiding users step-by-step through the otherwise optional Platform SSO onboarding process and keeping them on track until they complete it successfully. Built as a single script that leverages community tools like swiftDialog for clear, branded prompts and macOS automation frameworks to foreground the right System Settings panes, pseudo turns Platform SSO registration from a passive capability into an operational workflow that reduces help desk load and improves overall adoption.
In this session, Kevin will walk through the motivation behind pseudo, why Platform SSO registration is critical for modern identity/Conditional Access strategies, and how pseudo helps organizations ensure that users complete registration rather than postpone it until they hit a blocked resource. He’ll also share practical insights around deploying pseudo in real-world macOS fleets, necessary prerequisites like PPPC and swiftDialog, and how pseudo fits into larger compliance and identity initiatives. Whether you’re rolling out Platform SSO with Microsoft Entra ID or another provider, this talk will equip you with actionable guidance to streamline adoption and improve security posture across your macOS environment.
About Kevin White
Kevin M. White has dedicated his career to mastering Apple technologies so he can share them with the world. Through his company, Macjutsu, Kevin provides professional consulting for Apple’s education and enterprise customers. Macjutsu is also part of the Jamf Services Partner program, providing professional services specific to the Jamf Pro management platform.
Open Discussion
Questions, comments, problems, and fixes.
Directions
This meeting will not be held in person but virtually via Zoom video communications architecture.
- Require a Password to Join This meeting will require a password to join. Information will be emailed via a campus internal list, but if you are external and want to attend the meeting, please use the Contact Us form to receive details. Otherwise, the archive of the meeting will be available 2-3 days after the live meeting.
- Waiting Room When joining the meeting, you will be placed in the Waiting Room by default, and the hosts will give you access to the live meeting.
- Miscellaneous: We will also implement other settings and safeguards to secure the meeting.
Archived Presentation(s)
- Archives of the presentations will be available on this web page.
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