OS Compatibility Testing - Mac OS X 10.14 (Mojave)

This document details the results of Departmental Support's software compatibility testing with the Mac OS X 10.14 (Mojave).

Overview

All applications were tested on an OS X 10.14 build upgraded from a fresh installation of OS X 10.13 as well as a clean installation of OS X 10.14.

Recommendation

DoIT Support recommends against upgrading to new Mac OS X versions until all relevant campus security software applications have been validated as functional.

Software	Version	DoIT Test Results	Vendor Supported	Notes
Active Directory	N/A	/	N/A	Domain join and login with NetID both successful. Issue: If if the machine is upgraded to 10.14 from a previous version of OSX, the AD administrative groups defined on the machine before the upgrade appear to break and will not function after the upgrade. Solution: Unjoining the machine and rejoining with the correct AD administrative groups or redeploying the groups via management software (i.e. BigFix) appears to successfully fix this.
Apple Calendar App - Mapping to O365	11.0 (2245)		Yes	Added O365 calendar to Calendar successfully. Calendar events, details, and invitees appear successfully. Able to create new calendar events, invite attendees, check invitees' availability, add notes, etc. Events created in Calendar appear in Outlook on other machines and events update correctly when modified from another machine.
Apple Contacts App - Mapping to O365	12.0 (1882)		Yes	Added O365 contacts to Contacts successfully. Searching for contacts working as expected.
Apple Mail App - Mapping to O365	12.0 (3445.100.39)		Yes	Added O365 account to Mail successfully. Send and receive Email working as expected.
BigFix (Security)	9.5.9		Yes (Full-support begins in version 9.5.10)	Installs successfully on new Mac OS instances and works as expected when upgrading from previous Mac OS version to 10.14. Launches TriggerClientUI successfully. Reports into BigFix console, receives deployments, and reports back to relevance inquiries successfully. Issue: Client icon does not appear in the top tray on first launch, but appears on subsequent launches. Solution: Restart the machine post-installation of BigFix for the icon to appear in the top tray.
Cisco AMP	1.9.0.671		Yes	Installs successfully on new Mac OS instances and works as expected when upgrading from previous Mac OS version to 10.14. Correctly reports into Cisco AMP console. EICAR test file detected immediately and deleted upon download.
Google Drive - Backup and Sync	3.43.1584.4446		10.10+ (No explicit 10.14 support noted)	Installs successfully on new Mac OS instances and works as expected when upgrading from previous Mac OS version to 10.14. Issue: NetID authentication redirection brings up 'Account' screen in app when first setting up. NOTE: This issue is not exclusive to 10.14. Solution: Use the 'Sign-in with browser instead' link at the bottom of the app window to authorize the app through a web browser. Account drive synced (including destination of backed-up system folders) depends on user selection after NetID authentication - includes service accounts. Can sync system folders, changes appear in drive. Can download and cache drive-originating files in folder of user's choosing on setup (by default ~/Google Drive) Vendor deployment notes, patch notes
Google Drive - Drive File Stream	28.1		Yes	Installs successfully on new Mac OS instances and works as expected when upgrading from previous Mac OS version to 10.14. All expected functions work within the 'My Drive' folder in the Drive... er... drive - uploading, folder creation, visible files previously created/uploaded in Drive. Service account drives work as expected - account used depends on user selection after NetID authentication. Vendor deployment notes, patch notes
Java	8u181		Yes	Installs successfully on new Mac OS instances and works as expected when upgrading from previous Mac OS version to 10.14. Safari version 12 and above does not support NPAPI plugins, which includes Java. Chrome version 45 and above does not support NPAPI plugins, which includes Java. Firefox version 52 and above does not support NPAPI plugins, which includes Java.
Office 2016	16.17 (180909)		Yes	Installs successfully on new Mac OS instances and works as expected when upgrading from previous Mac OS version to 10.14. Excel, Powerpoint, and Word Added O365 account to Excel, Powerpoint, and Word successfully. Successfully created, edited, and opened documents in Excel, Powerpoint, and Word. Outlook Added O365 account to Outlook successfully. Signs Emails with certificates successfully. Send and receive Email working as expected. Reflects Email folder and read status on account as expected. Calendar events, details, and invitees appear successfully. Able to create new calendar events, invite attendees, check invitees' availability, add notes, etc.
Palo Alto GlobalProtect	4.1.2-11		Yes	Installs successfully on new Mac OS instances and works as expected when upgrading from previous Mac OS version to 10.14. Connected successfully with dynamic pool. Connected successfully with static IP.
PKI Certificates	N/A		N/A	Personal certificate imported successfully. Additional information on certificate management is available here.
Secunia CSI (Security)	7.5.1.3		No	Installs successfully on new Mac OS instances and works as expected when upgrading from previous Mac OS version to 10.14. Scans and reports scan results to CSI console successfully.
Spirion (Security)	10.0.3		No	Installs successfully on new Mac OS instances and works as expected when upgrading from previous Mac OS version to 10.14. Correctly reports into Spirion console. Scan finds matches with test files containing fake SSNs and other sensitive data.
Symantec Endpoint Protection (Security)	14.2.1015.1000		Yes	Installs successfully on new Mac OS instances and works as expected when upgrading from previous Mac OS version to 10.14. Correctly reports into SEP console. Performs system scans successfully. EICAR test file detected immediately and deleted upon download.