Manage profiles and approve extensions using Intune

This article describes the procedures to follow to manage profiles properly using the Intune management tool.

Intune

Intune System Extensions Policy

To approve the system extensions:

1. In Intune, select Manage > Device configuration, and then select Manage > Profiles > Create Profile.

2. Choose a name for the profile. Change Platform=macOS to Profile type=Extensions, and then select Create.

3. In the Basics tab, give a name to this new profile.

4. In the Configuration settings tab, add the following entries in the Allowed system extensions section:

   Bundle identifier	Team identifier
   com.microsoft.wdav.epsext	UBF8T346G9
   com.microsoft.wdav.netext	UBF8T346G9

   

5. In the Assignments tab, assign this profile to All Users & All devices.

6. Review and create this configuration profile.

Create the custom configuration profile

The custom configuration profile enables the network extension and grants Full Disk Access to the Endpoint Security system extension.

1. Save the following content to a file named sysext.xml:

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1">
    <dict>
        <key>PayloadUUID</key>
        <string>7E53AC50-B88D-4132-99B6-29F7974EAA3C</string>
        <key>PayloadType</key>
        <string>Configuration</string>
        <key>PayloadOrganization</key>
        <string>Microsoft Corporation</string>
        <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
        <string>7E53AC50-B88D-4132-99B6-29F7974EAA3C</string>
        <key>PayloadDisplayName</key>
        <string>Microsoft Defender System Extensions</string>
        <key>PayloadDescription</key>
        <string/>
        <key>PayloadVersion</key>
        <integer>1</integer>
        <key>PayloadEnabled</key>
        <true/>
        <key>PayloadRemovalDisallowed</key>
        <true/>
        <key>PayloadScope</key>
        <string>System</string>
        <key>PayloadContent</key>
        <array>
            <dict>
                <key>PayloadUUID</key>
                <string>2BA070D9-2233-4827-AFC1-1F44C8C8E527</string>
                <key>PayloadType</key>
                <string>com.apple.webcontent-filter</string>
                <key>PayloadOrganization</key>
                <string>Microsoft Corporation</string>
                <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
                <string>CEBF7A71-D9A1-48BD-8CCF-BD9D18EC155A</string>
                <key>PayloadDisplayName</key>
                <string>Approved Network Extension</string>
                <key>PayloadDescription</key>
                <string/>
                <key>PayloadVersion</key>
                <integer>1</integer>
                <key>PayloadEnabled</key>
                <true/>
                <key>FilterType</key>
                <string>Plugin</string>
                <key>UserDefinedName</key>
                <string>Microsoft Defender Network Extension</string>
                <key>PluginBundleID</key>
                <string>com.microsoft.wdav</string>
                <key>FilterSockets</key>
                <true/>
                <key>FilterDataProviderBundleIdentifier</key>
                <string>com.microsoft.wdav.netext</string>
                <key>FilterDataProviderDesignatedRequirement</key>
                <string>identifier &quot;com.microsoft.wdav.netext&quot; and anchor apple generic and certificate 1[field.1.2.840.113635.100.6.2.6] /* exists */ and certificate leaf[field.1.2.840.113635.100.6.1.13] /* exists */ and certificate leaf[subject.OU] = UBF8T346G9</string>
            </dict>
            <dict>
                <key>PayloadUUID</key>
                <string>56105E89-C7C8-4A95-AEE6-E11B8BEA0366</string>
                <key>PayloadType</key>
                <string>com.apple.TCC.configuration-profile-policy</string>
                <key>PayloadOrganization</key>
                <string>Microsoft Corporation</string>
                <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>
                <string>56105E89-C7C8-4A95-AEE6-E11B8BEA0366</string>
                <key>PayloadDisplayName</key>
                <string>Privacy Preferences Policy Control</string>
                <key>PayloadDescription</key>
                <string/>
                <key>PayloadVersion</key>
                <integer>1</integer>
                <key>PayloadEnabled</key>
                <true/>
                <key>Services</key>
                <dict>
                    <key>SystemPolicyAllFiles</key>
                    <array>
                        <dict>
                            <key>Identifier</key>
                            <string>com.microsoft.wdav.epsext</string>
                            <key>CodeRequirement</key>
                            <string>identifier "com.microsoft.wdav.epsext" and anchor apple generic and certificate 1[field.1.2.840.113635.100.6.2.6] /* exists */ and certificate leaf[field.1.2.840.113635.100.6.1.13] /* exists */ and certificate leaf[subject.OU] = UBF8T346G9</string>
                            <key>IdentifierType</key>
                            <string>bundleID</string>
                            <key>StaticCode</key>
                            <integer>0</integer>
                            <key>Allowed</key>
                            <integer>1</integer>
                        </dict>
                    </array>
                </dict>
            </dict>
        </array>
    </dict>
</plist>

Verify that the above content was copied into the file correctly. From terminal, run the following command and verify that it outputs to the result as shown in the following example:

$ plutil -lint sysext.xml
sysext.xml: OK

Deploy this custom configuration profile

1. In Intune, select Manage > Device configuration, and then select Manage > Profiles > Create profile.
2. Choose a name for the profile. For the Platform attribute, set the value as macOS and for the Profile type attribute, set the value as Custom, and then select Configure. The file sysext.xml is created.
3. Open the configuration profile and upload the sysext.xml file.
4. Select OK.

5. In the Assignments tab, assign this profile to All Users & All devices.
6. Review and create this configuration profile.