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Jamf Pro - Update Privileges App

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Andrew Barnett
Andrew Barnett
Senior IT Professional II

Change Request 681903 Jamf Pro - Update Privileges App.

Description: Details of maintenance: Update Privileges elevation tool to the latest version to enable updated security features and functionality.

Benefit of change: There are various benefits of the new version of Privileges. Here is the release page on changes made up to the latest version. https://github.com/SAP/macOS-enterprise-privileges/releases -Revoke admin rights at login

  • Unified expiration interval for administrator privileges

  • Renew expiring administrator privileges at any time

  • Smart card and PIV token support

  • Tamper protection (requires macOS 13 or newer)

  • Run actions on privilege change

  • Status item for the macOS menu bar

  • Command line tool now supports Touch ID

  • AppleScript support

  • Webhooks

  • Localized in 41 languages

  • Elevate privileges by end user credentials for better security

  • Send logs to Elastic when privileges change Impact to customers: The functionality of the customer device will be the same but the Privileges application UI has been slightly updated to a more sleek look.