Deploy Device Protection with Scalefusion

Use Scalefusion 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 Scalefusion Dashboard, go to Device Profiles & Policies → Device Profiles and edit the macOS Device Profile you want to target.
2. In the profile, open the Custom Settings section to access the payload editor.
3. Paste the contents of the .mobileconfig into the payload editor, or use IMPORT FILES to upload the .mobileconfig directly.
4. Click VALIDATE and confirm the green checkmark.
5. Click SAVE to push the payload to devices in the profile.

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 the Aikido Device Protection installer

1. In the Scalefusion Dashboard, go to Enterprise → My Apps → Enterprise Store.
2. Click Upload New App → Upload macOS App.
3. Upload the Aikido Device Protection .pkg file (or provide a link to it hosted in your cloud storage).
4. Confirm the App Name, Bundle ID, and App Version, then click SAVE.

Scalefusion only distributes signed PKG files. The Aikido Device Protection installer downloaded from the dashboard is signed, so upload it as-is; do not repackage or re-sign it.

Do not publish this app to your devices yet. Wait until the configuration profile is confirmed deployed in the next step.

4

Deploy in the right order

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

1. Confirm the Custom Settings payload from the earlier step is applied to all devices in the target macOS Device Profile.
2. Back in Enterprise Store, select the uploaded Aikido Device Protection app.
3. Click PUBLISH and choose the same Device Profile.
4. Click PUBLISH again to confirm.

5

Reboot devices after installation

1. In the Scalefusion Dashboard, go to Devices and select each target device.
2. Click Actions and select Restart.

The Restart action requires devices to be supervised. If your devices are not supervised, trigger a reboot via a script job that runs sudo reboot.

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