""Platform SSO is Apple's solution to bridge the gap between local desktop authentication and SSO for cloud apps," said Weldon Dodd, a distinguished engineer at Iru ( formerly Kandji), which sells identity and endpoint management software. Introduced in 2022, Platform SSO (PSSO) aims to simplify the login experience by allowing enterprise users to authenticate once on their Mac and then be automatically signed into corporate cloud apps and websites - a leap toward the kind of unified experience that Windows Hello and Azure AD users enjoy."
"Until now, Macs were first set up with a local user account and then registered with PSSO, but "this year with macOS Tahoe 26, Platform SSO authentication will be available during Setup Assistant and even at the pre-boot FileVault unlock screen," Dodd said. "These are really important changes that enable new zero-touch workflows for enterprise customers as they provision devices to their teammates.""
macOS combines BSD Unix stability and security with a local authentication model that can conflict with cloud identity providers used for SSO. Platform SSO (PSSO), introduced in 2022, centralizes authentication so users authenticate once on a Mac and gain automatic access to corporate cloud apps and websites. macOS Tahoe 26 expands PSSO to Setup Assistant and the pre-boot FileVault unlock screen, enabling enterprise zero-touch provisioning, device enrollment, Managed Apple Account creation, and password synchronization with corporate IdPs. WWDC 2025 announced these changes. IT teams must adjust deployment workflows and management tooling to realize smoother authentication while addressing remaining operational gaps.
Read at Computerworld
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]