Identity
Identity is Ubiquiti's macOS desktop app for UniFi Identity and UniFi Endpoint access, device trust, and workspace sign-in tasks.
What is Identity?
Identity is a macOS desktop app for Ubiquiti's UniFi Identity platform, used to connect a Mac to an organization's workspace and manage endpoint-related access features. It is intended for people whose school or employer uses UniFi Identity or UID Enterprise for account sign-in, device management, and secure access workflows. On Mac, the app is commonly used to enroll a device, sign in to a workspace, and work with organization-provided access features such as Wi‑Fi, VPN, and device trust policies when those services are enabled. It is distributed by Ubiquiti as part of its Identity Desktop offering and is installed on managed or organization-linked Macs rather than as a general consumer utility. Users will usually encounter it through workplace onboarding, admin deployment, or an invitation to join a UniFi Identity workspace.
Key features
- Sign in to an organization's UniFi Identity workspace
- Enroll a Mac for organization-managed access policies
- Connect to workspace-provided Wi‑Fi and VPN services when enabled
- Support device trust and endpoint access workflows on managed Macs
- Receive organization-configured Identity Desktop settings during deployment
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
This is legitimate enterprise access software used by organizations to connect Macs to UniFi Identity services. It may run in the background, start automatically, and request permissions or network access that are normal for device enrollment, secure sign-in, Wi‑Fi, VPN, or endpoint features. Because it can be tied to workplace access, removing it may disconnect the Mac from organization-managed login or network services. If this Mac is managed by your employer or school, only remove it if you understand which access features will stop working.
Recommendation: Keep Identity if this Mac uses a UniFi Identity workspace or any organization-managed access features. If you no longer use that workspace and this is your personal Mac, you can remove the app, but expect any related sign-in, Wi‑Fi, VPN, or device access functions from that organization to stop working.
Common paths
/Applications/Identity.app
Preference paths
/Library/Preferences/com.ui.uid.desktop.user.preferences.plist
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