Certificates – install and set to 'always trust'

MDS
1

Hi @tperfitt,
is there a detailed tutorial how to deploy certificates and set them to always trust? I’m looking for a sample script & how/where to put what (with “resources” (copy_folder_to_test_user_desktop.sh) etc.)

Thanks
Kay

2

Apple has removed the ability to trust certificates using scripting in Big Sur and later. What version of macOS are you using?

tim

3

I’m starting to deploy Big Sur but most of the machines are currently Catalina. Is there a workflow for Catalina?

4

I don’t have a step by step guide, but the overall process is this:

  1. Add the certificates to the Resources folder as a subfolder to the select Scripts folder.
  2. In the scripts folder, create a script that imports and then trusts them in the root store:

Note that you do not need to use sudo since the script runs as root.

tim