Deploy Device Protection with Primo

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

All devices must be enrolled in Primo Windows management before you begin.

Installation

1

What you'll need

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

• Your PowerShell install command (copied from the user group selector on the dashboard, includes token + installer download)

If you're missing it, go back to the Aikido Device Protection dashboard, click Connect Device.

2

Run the install command on managed devices

Primo runs PowerShell scripts on Windows hosts through the Controls library. Upload the dashboard command as a .ps1 script, then run it against your target devices.

1. In the Primo admin console, go to MDM → Controls → Scripts.
2. Copy the PowerShell install command from the Aikido Device Protection dashboard. Save it as a .ps1 file (e.g. aikido-install.ps1), then click Add script, upload the file, and give it a name (e.g. "Aikido Device Protection install").
3. Assign the script to the team or device group that should receive Aikido Device Protection.
4. Go to Hosts, filter to your target Windows devices, select them, open the Actions menu, and choose Run script. Select the Aikido install script.
5. Wait for the run to finish. Open the script run results and confirm every targeted device reports success before continuing.

3

Apply the lockdown policy

End users must not be able to stop the Aikido service or uninstall the Aikido Device Protection app.

Block uninstallation of Aikido Device Protection

Run a PowerShell script that downloads and applies the AppLocker policy.

1. In the Primo admin console, go to MDM → Controls → Scripts.
2. Click Add script, name it (e.g. "Aikido uninstall block"), and paste the following:

$tmp = "$env:TEMP\aikido-applocker.xml"
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AikidoSec/safechain-internals/refs/heads/main/docs/aikido-applocker-deny-mdm.xml" -OutFile $tmp
Set-AppLockerPolicy -XmlPolicy $tmp -Merge
Remove-Item $tmp -Force

1. Apply it to your target Windows device group.

4

Reboot devices after installation

Add a reboot step to the install script: open the Aikido install script in MDM → Controls → Scripts (or add a follow-up script) and append Restart-Computer -Force so the device reboots at the end of the run.

The agent fully activates on the next boot.

Troubleshooting

Problem	Fix
Device doesn't appear in the dashboard after the script runs	Reboot the device; the agent fully registers on the next boot
Script exits with an error in the MDM console	Run the script manually as SYSTEM on a test host to see the full error; confirm the device has internet access to download the installer
Agent service is not running	Reboot the device; if the service is still absent, re-run the install script
Script is blocked by execution policy	Scripts run via MDM execute as SYSTEM and bypass user-level execution policy restrictions; confirm the MDM is not applying an additional policy that restricts script execution
Device shows as inactive after installation	The agent needs a reboot to fully activate; check back after rebooting