# Deploy Aikido Device Protection with Rippling

Use Rippling to deploy Aikido Device Protection across your managed macOS fleet with the required permissions in place.

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All devices must be enrolled in Rippling MDM before you begin.
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## Installation

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**Get your Aikido Device Protection token and package**

Open [Aikido Device Protection](https://app.aikido.dev/endpoint-protection/devices) and click **Connect Device**.

Download the Aikido Device Protection `.pkg` and copy your device protection token.
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**Upload the Aikido Device Protection configuration profile**

1. [Download the Aikido `.mobileconfig` file](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AikidoSec/safechain-internals/refs/heads/main/docs/aikido-endpoint.mobileconfig).
2. In Rippling, go to **IT** → **Device Management** → **Configurations** and select the **macOS** tab.
3. Click **Upload**.
4. Enter a **Policy name** (e.g. "Aikido Device Protection").
5. Set **Platform** to **macOS**.
6. Drop or select the downloaded `.mobileconfig` file.
7. Click **Save & continue**.

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Rippling requires `.mobileconfig` uploads to be done from a Mac. Uploading from another operating system may silently fail.
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This profile allows the Aikido Device Protection system extension to load silently, enables the network content filter, and stops users from disabling background services in System Settings → Login Items.
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**Deploy the configuration profile**

1. In **Configurations**, switch to the **Everything Else** tab.
2. Find the profile you just created.
3. Click the **three-dot menu** on the right and select **Deploy**.
4. Select the target employees or devices and click **Save**.
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**Upload the Aikido Device Protection installer**

1. In Rippling, go to **IT** → **Software**.
2. Click **Upload Software**.
3. Fill in the following fields:
   * **Name:** Aikido Device Protection
   * **Operating System:** macOS
   * **Description:** Aikido Device Protection
4. Under **Upload Installer File**, drop or select the Aikido Device Protection `.pkg` file.
5. Under **Pre-install script**, paste the script below. Replace `AIK_SAFE_CHAIN_TOKEN` with your real token.

```bash
#!/bin/zsh
echo "AIK_SAFE_CHAIN_TOKEN" > /tmp/aikido_endpoint_token.txt
```

6. Click **Submit**.
7. Click **Add** on the newly created software item, then click **Finished Selecting**.
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**Deploy in the right order**

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Order matters. The configuration profile must reach the device before the pkg. If the pkg installs first, macOS can ask the user for extra permissions.
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1. Deploy the **Aikido Device Protection** configuration profile and confirm it is installed on a test device.
2. Find the **Aikido** **Device Protection** software item under **IT** → **Software**, click **Edit**, select the target employees or devices, and click **Save**.

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Newly created software items in Rippling may stay in a "Pending" status for a few minutes before they can be deployed.
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**Verify the deployment**

On a test device, confirm:

1. The system extension is activated:

   ```bash
   systemextensionsctl list | grep aikido
   ```

   Expect to see the extension marked `[activated enabled]`.
2. Open **System Settings** → **General** → **Login Items & Extensions** and confirm the Aikido Device Protection entries cannot be toggled off.
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## Troubleshooting

| Problem                                              | Fix                                                                                                  |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Users still see the popup                            | Make sure the configuration profile is scoped correctly and installed before the package policy runs |
| Extension is waiting for user approval               | Check the System Extensions payload and confirm the team ID and bundle ID match exactly              |
| The package installs but the device does not connect | Confirm the token script ran before the package install and that the token was copied correctly      |
| Duplicate extension entries appear                   | Reboot the device                                                                                    |
| The content filter is not approved silently          | Re-upload the `.mobileconfig` profile and verify it is installed on the device                       |


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