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Nexthink Library

macOS Content Pack

Latest Version: 4.0.0.0
Install

Required Products

Nexthink Act

Platforms

MacOS only

Compatibility

V6.27 and later

Description

This pack helps you to obtain information about the installed certificate status based on expiration date, and information concerning the disk protection and encryption status.

Versions

  • 4.0.0.0 - 12 Jan 2021 - Removed Jamf-related Remote Actions
  • 3.0.0.0 - 26 Oct 2020 - Added 'Get Encryption Information' Remote Action
  • 2.0.0.0 - 25 Aug 2020 - Added 'Invoke Jamf Reconnect' Remote Action and updated 'Get Jamf Agent Status' and 'Check Certificate Validity' Remote Actions
  • 1.0.0.0 - 30 Jun 2020 - Initial release

Check Certificate Validity

Script Description

Checks if the certificate exists in the keystore and if its expiration date is not overdue.

Execution context and suggested scheduling

Run the script as 'local system'. The script should be executed manually.

A timeout of 120 seconds is recommended.

Parameters

Label Description
Certificate Name Name of the certificate to be checked, as it is identified in the macOS keystore
Days To Expire Days in the future, from current execution date, to consider a certificate as "about to be expired"

Outputs

Label Type Description
Certificate Valid Boolean Indicates if the certificate is valid or expired
Certificate About ToExpire Boolean Indicates if the certificate is close to expiry based on the input threshold

Further Information

In the case the Certificate Name provided as input parameter matches against multiple certificates stored in macOS keystore, only the last one will be taken into consideration for validity checks.

Get Encryption Information

Script Description

Gets an APFS file system disk encryption and decryption information in addition to checking whether FileVault is enabled or not.

Execution context and suggested scheduling

Run the script as 'local system'. The script should be executed manually.

A timeout of 120 seconds is recommended.

Parameters

None.

Outputs

Label Type Description
Protection Status String Indicates whether the disk is encrypted or decrypted
Encryption Method String Holds the method which was used to encrypt the disk (if applicable)
File Vault Is Enabled Boolean Indicates whether FileVault is enabled or not on the device
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