(MDM) Installing the agent for Web Security

This section outlines the steps to install the macOS Forcepoint Agent using Jamf for Web Security Proxy Connect (PCEP) or Direct Connect (DCEP).

Steps

  1. Obtain the Forcepoint Cloud CA certificate:
    1. Go to the Forcepoint Cloud Security Gateway portal.
    2. Select the policy from Account > Policies, and then click Web Categories.
    3. Click Forcepoint LLC root certificate(s), and save the certificate.

  2. Obtain the generate_root_ca tool from here.
  3. Run the chmod +x /Users/<username>/Downloads/generate_root_ca (replace <> with your user name) command to convert the downloaded file to .exe format, and then run the generate_root_ca.exe file in the terminal:
    The _ca.cer certificate and the fpnpd.dat file generates in the installer folder.
  4. Create an installer package for Jamf MDM deployment:
    1. Obtain the downloaded agent package and extract its contents.
    2. Create a new folder named DSEInstaller.
    3. Copy the following files(downloaded in the previous steps) into the DSEInstaller folder:
      • fpnpd.dat
      • manifest.json
      • WebsenseEndpoint.pkg
    4. Compress the DSEInstaller folder into a zip file.
  5. Open Jamf Pro and in Computers > Configuration Profiles, deploy the following files through Jamf:
  6. Deploy the package in Jamf.
    The enrolled profiles will display under the Device (Managed) section in System Settings > General > Device Management in your system, and the Full Disk Access will be enabled for the following applications configured by the profiles.
    Application Path
    ESDaemonBundle Library/Application Support/Websense Endpoint/DLP/ESDaemonBundle.app
    AEserver System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/AE.framework/Versions/A/Support/AEServer
    FPEPAgent Library/Application Support/Websense Endpoint/Cloud/FPEPAgent
    Websense Endpoint Helper Library/Application Support/Websense Endpoint/DLP/Websense Endpoint Helper.app
    F1EHelper Library/Application Support/Websense Endpoint/F1E/F1E Helper.app
    fpprotectiond Library/Application Support/Websense Endpoint/Cloud/fpprotectiond
    fpbrokerd Library/Application Support/Websense Endpoint/Cloud/fpbrokerd