This article provides compatibility details of macOS Catalina (10.15) with PDC

Pulse Secure has qualified macOS Catalina 10.15 with Pulse Connect Secure / Pulse Policy Secure 9.1R4 and Pulse Desktop Client 9.1.4.1761.

The software can be downloaded from our support site.
 

Note: As a reminder, a valid login ID on https://my.pulsesecure.net is required to download software from the Pulse Secure Licensing and Download Center.

Resolved Issues:

 

Issue Description	PRS Number	Fixed In	Workaround
Pulse UI will be in securing Connection state after Pulse Installed through browser	PRS-380692	Pulse Desktop Client 9.1.3.1313 Pulse Desktop Client 9.0.5.1907	Install PDC client using .dmg file or upgrade the PDC client using the standalone upgrade
Observed multiple times PDC crash on latest Mac OS Dev beta build with Host checker enabled	PRS-377635	Pulse Desktop Client 9.1.3.1313	None
macOS 10.15 Beta unable to establish tunnel with smart card reader (Cryptotokenkit)	PSD-3368	Pulse Desktop Client 9.1.3.1413 (for PIV and CAC based smart cards) Refer to KB44283	None
Pulse Desktop Client end users are unable to reach resources via proxy server after upgrading to macOS 10.15	PRS-384767	Pulse Desktop Client 9.1.4.1577
Sharing Feature for Pulse Collaboration is not working in macOS 10.15	PRS-381403	Pulse Connect Secure 9.1.4

 

Known Issues: 

 

Issue Description	PRS Number	Fixed In	Workaround Exists
JSAM does not Launch on macOS Catalina 10.15		No longer occurs after 19A512f update	NA
"PulseSecure.pkg" can't be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software when installing Pulse Desktop Client installer (PKG file)	PSD-4098	Fix in Progress	Refer to KB44321 - Unable to install Pulse pkg file on Mac Catalina 15.1 due to notarization enforcement in macOS 10.15.1

Document History:
Nov 24, 2019 - Adding compatible version for Pulse Desktop Client version
Dec 1, 2019 - Adding known issues for "Sharing Feature for Pulse Collaboration is not working in macOS 10.15" and "Pulse Desktop Client end users are unable to reach resources via proxy server after upgrading to macOS 10.15"