Deploy Device Protection with Mosyle

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

Installation

1

What you'll need

Before starting, make sure you have the following from the Aikido Device Protection dashboard:

• The Aikido Device Protection .mobileconfig (downloaded from the Aikido Device Protection dashboard)
• The Aikido Device Protection installer (.pkg file, downloaded from the dashboard)

If you're missing any of these, go back to the Aikido Device Protection dashboard, click Connect Device, and complete the pre-flight steps.

2

Add the Aikido Device Protection configuration profile

1. In the Mosyle admin console, go to Management → Manage macOS → Management Profiles (sidebar).
2. Click "Certificates / Custom Profiles" and give it a name (e.g. "Aikido Device Protection").
3. Upload the .mobileconfig file via Select File.
4. Under Add Assignment, select your target device group with System scope.
5. Click Save.

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.

3

Upload and deploy the Aikido Device Protection installer

1. In the same view as Step 3. In sidebar under Management Profiles click Install PKG
2. Select "Already have a .PKG"
3. On "Host your .PKG file" select "Automatically set App info"
4. Use this public URL "https://github.com/AikidoSec/safechain-internals/releases/latest/download/EndpointProtection.pkg" and enable "This app is Signed" and "Install as Managed". Continue with "Add Enterprise App"
5. Give the profile a name (e.g. "Aikido Device Protection - Pkg").
6. Under Add Assignment, select the same target device group.
7. Click Save.

4

Deploy in the right order

Deploy the configuration profile before the installer for a smoother rollout.

1. Confirm the Aikido Device Protection configuration profile is installed: open the profile and click View Results, all target devices should show green.
2. Only then save and assign the Install PKG deployment profile.

5

Reboot devices after installation

Restart your target devices after confirming the agent package has installed. Check View Results on the Install PKG profile first. The agent fully activates on the next boot.

6

Verify the deployment

On a test device, confirm:

1. The system extension is activated:

   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.

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