[macOS] Privileges.app - Enable standard users to easily request admin rights

[Arthur]

Website / Download (GitHub)

 

Privileges.app for macOS is designed to allow users to work as a standard user for day-to-day use, by providing a quick and easy way to get administrator rights when needed. When you do need admin rights, you can get them by clicking on the Privileges icon in your Dock.

 

We believe all users, including all developers, can benefit from using Privileges.app. Working as a standard user instead of an administrator adds another layer of security to your Mac and is considered a security best practice. Privileges.app helps enable users to act as administrators of the system only when required.

 

Requirements

Privileges supports the following macOS versions:

 

• macOS 10.12.x
  
• macOS 10.13.x
  
• macOS 10.14.x
  

 

 

[Blue_Cookeh]

Nice to see this sort of thing - anyone know of a Windows alternative?

 

We used to have one for requesting admin rights when I worked for my previous employer but it must have been developed internally

[Arthur]

Nice to see this sort of thing - anyone know of a Windows alternative?

All of the Windows alternatives I have come across are aimed at large enterprises (so $$$s/£££s!).

 

• BeyondTrust PowerBroker for Windows
  
• Thycotic Privilege Manager
  
• CyberArk EndPoint Privilege Manager
  

It would be great if there was a cheap or even free solution for Windows PCs. Adding users to the local admins group is less than ideal.

Edited July 21, 2018 by Arthur

[Brimstone]

Yet another piece of unsupported open source software that will break everytime Apple post an update, use a properly supported solution like Jamf Pro