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title: "Licensing the Microsoft Defender Auto App"
slug: "licensing-the-microsoft-defender-auto-app"
updated: 2025-07-22T16:51:00Z
published: 2025-07-22T16:51:00Z
canonical: "support.kandji.io/licensing-the-microsoft-defender-auto-app"
---

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# Licensing the Microsoft Defender Auto App

### Prerequisites

- Add the Microsoft Defender [Auto App](/v1/docs/auto-apps-overview) to your Library

### Download the Defender Onboarding Package

1. Login to your Defender portal.
2. Navigate to **Settings > Endpoints > Onboarding**.
3. Select **macOS** as the operating system.
4. Select **Mobile Device Management** as the deployment method.
5. Select Download onboarding package (WindowsDefenderATPOnboardingPackage.zip).

### Prepare the Onboarding Package

1. Extract WindowsDefenderATPOnboardingPackage.zip you downloaded.
2. Locate the WindowsDefenderATPOnboarding.plist downloaded as part of your Onboarding Package.
3. Change file extension from .plist to .mobileconfig.

### Add a Custom Profile

To add this Library Item to your Kandji Library, follow the steps outlined in the [Library Overview](/kb/library-overview) article.

1. Give the new Custom Profile a **Name**.
2. Assign to your desired [Assignment Maps](/v1/docs/getting-started-with-assignment-maps) or [Classic Blueprints](/v1/docs/creating-a-classic-blueprint).
3. **Upload** the WindowsDefenderATPOnboarding.mobileconfig you created earlier.
4. Click **Save.**