What is the Mac captiveagent process?

I see "captive agent" listed as a process in Activity Monitor ... with "_captiveagent" noted as its user.

Q1) It sounds nefarious. Is it malware or a legit Mac?

Q2) If legit, what does it do?

Mac mini, macOS 10.14

Posted on Dec 20, 2019 5:30 AM

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dialabrain

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Dec 20, 2019 5:52 AM in response to xoxo-source

It's a legit process.

macjack

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111,292 points

Dec 20, 2019 5:55 AM in response to xoxo-source

Search "Mac captive agent process".

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