Support for Jamf Pro Authentication via Bearer Token

Jamf have announced plans to discontinue the support for Basic Authentication for the Classic API in an upcoming release of Jamf Pro.

In line with these changes, and as part of our continued commitment to support key vendors such as Jamf, we are releasing this service pack for App Portal / App Broker 2022 R1. App Portal / App Broker 2022 R1 SP1 will allow authentication via the Bearer Token.

In App Portal, administrators can now configure the connection to Jamf Pro using the Bearer Token authentication (if planning to use Jamf Pro v10.35.0 or later) and can retain the Basic authentication (if planning to use Jamf Pro v10.34.0 or earlier).

Note:If you are planning to fall back to Basic Authentication instead of Bearer Type (which is the default when Service Pack 1 is applied on top of App Portal 2022 R1), please update the configuration by selecting the Basic from the Authentication Type drop down.

The table below lists the minimum permissions required for the user account in Jamf Pro to integrate with or execute different functionalities within App Portal / App Broker.

Action	Purpose	Permission
Test Button	Check existence of category, policy template, and computer group template	READ Categories, READ Policies, READ Static Computer Groups (OPTIONAL: CREATE Categories to create category if category does not already exist)
Data Sync	Retrieve device information and user associations	READ Computers
Software Deployment	Allow creation of software catalog items for Mac devices and automatic delivery of that software upon request	READ Categories, READ Computers, READ File Share Distribution Points, READ Packages, CREATE/READ/UPDATE Policies, CREATE/READ/UPDATE Static Computer Groups

For instructions on setting the authentication type in App Portal, see the topic, Entering Jamf Pro Settings, in the Managing Your App Portal Site section of the App Portal / App Broker 2022 R1 SP1 Administration Guide.

For more information about Jamf Pro account permissions, see the topic, Required Jamf Pro Account Permissions, in the Getting Started section of the App Portal / App Broker 2022 R1 SP1 Administration Guide.