Deploy Device Protection with Rippling

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

Installation

1. 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. 2

   Upload the Aikido Device Protection configuration profile

   1. In Rippling, go to IT → Device Management → Configurations and select the macOS tab.
   2. Click Upload.
   3. Enter a Policy name (e.g. "Aikido Device Protection").
   4. Set Platform to macOS.
   5. Drop or select the .mobileconfig file.
   6. Click Save & continue.

   Rippling requires .mobileconfig uploads to be done from a Mac. Uploading from another operating system may silently fail.

   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. 3

   Deploy the configuration profile

   1. In Configurations, switch to the Everything Else tab.
   2. Find the profile you just created.
   3. Click the three-dot menu on the right and select Deploy.
   4. Select the target employees or devices and click Save.
4. 4

   Upload the Aikido Device Protection installer

   1. In Rippling, go to IT → Software.
   2. Click Upload Software.
   3. Fill in the following fields:
      • Name: Aikido Device Protection
      • Operating System: macOS
      • Description: Aikido Device Protection
   4. Under Upload Installer File, drop or select the Aikido Device Protection .pkg file.
   5. Click Submit.
   6. Click Add on the newly created software item, then click Finished Selecting.
5. 5

   Deploy to your devices

   1. Confirm the Aikido Device Protection configuration profile is installed on a test device.
   2. Find the Aikido Device Protection software item under IT → Software, click Edit, select the target employees or devices, and click Save.

   Newly created software items in Rippling may stay in a "Pending" status for a few minutes before they can be deployed.

6. 6

   Reboot devices after installation

   1. In Rippling, go to IT → Devices.
   2. Select the target devices and choose Restart from the bulk actions menu (or open an individual device and select Restart from device actions).

   The agent fully activates on the next boot.

7. 7

   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