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Automating the removal of Dells “DDPE” Encryption from macOS & Applying FileVault Encryption across the Enterprise with JAMF

March 10, 2020 Hugonaut Comments 1,242 comments

I came into an environment with Jamf Managed Legacy macOS X Devices utilizing Dells Data Protection Encryption. Great, they’re all encrypted, Not Great, they don’t report the Keys to Jamf but a DDPE server & with Jamf being our central management system for all Macintosh systems, these devices need to report to Jamf. Fortunately the versions of DDPE I had to deal with actually just utilized Apples Native FileVault encryption but with a DDPE Container so it was still technically…

Configuring a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x Server as a Jamf HTTPS Distribution Point

March 9, 2020 Hugonaut Comments 6,829 comments

When I began configuring a RHEL Server for utilization by my Jamf Pro Environment as a HTTPS DP I realized that no guides existed. This is for Internal / Locally hosted Servers. A lot of modification can & should be done to this to make the setup more secure but this is the base setup that will get you up & going, allowing for modifications later. Note that to perform the actions in explicit order stated in this guide you…