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XCreds - Log in to your Mac with your Cloud Password (macOS)

Overview

XCreds supercharges your Mac login window. Use your Azure, Google Cloud, Okta or any OpenID Connect password to log in to your Mac. XCreds verifies the password with your identity provider and saves the tokens to the user keychain for validation that the cloud password is in sync with the local password. Perfect. This article will show you how to use it with FileWave. 

This article will give you as much detail as possible to help you get started, but this is incredibly easy software to deploy and configure and we'll show you how below.

Features

  • Login Window log in to OIDC provider
  • Support for Azure, Google Cloud, Okta and any OIDC provider
  • Initial account provisioning
  • WiFi Login Window configuration
  • Restart and shutdown from Login Window
  • Profile manifest available for easy configuration
  • Local password update with IdP password
  • Prompt for IdP password when changed
  • Login Keychain password updating
  • Customizable preferences
  • Easy deployment
  • Uses OpenID Connect
  • Attractive and pleasing menu icon
  • Easy configuration with profile / MDM
  • Profile Manifest for Profile Creator Support
  • Two-Factor and Multi-Factor support
  • New username and password window
  • Able to create a user as an admin using group member preference
  • Kerberos ticket
  • Switch to login window at screensaver
  • Reset keychain
  • Most preferences are now able to be overridden
  • Added shake to the password field

Getting Started

You'll want to review their Pricing ( https://twocanoes.com/products/mac/xcreds/#pricing ) but it's very reasonable and you can download the software and get started for free. 

Installing with FileWave

This looks like from what John had that it's a PKG installer that includes a configuration file. The Requirements script looks for the mobileconfig to be installed and so these 2 components of fileset + profile work together. It looks straightforward. 

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