User Guide

Appendix B Configuration Profile Format 79
Exchange Payload
The Exchange payload is designated by the com.apple.eas.account PayloadType value.
This payload creates a Microsoft Exchange account on the device. In addition to the
settings common to all payloads, this payload defines the following:
VPN Payload
The VPN payload is designated by the com.apple.vpn.managed PayloadType value.
In addition to the settings common to all payload types, the VPN payload defines the
following keys.
There are two possible dictionaries present at the top level, under the keys “PPP” and
“IPSec”. The keys inside these two dictionaries are described below, along with the
VPNType value under which the keys are used.
Key Value
EmailAddress String, mandatory. If not present in the payload, the device
prompts for this string during profile installation. Specifies the
full email address for the account.
Host String, mandatory. Specifies the Exchange server host name
(or IP address).
SSL Boolean, optional. Default YES. Specifies whether the Exchange
server uses SSL for authentication.
UserName String, mandatory. This string specifies the user name for this
Exchange account. If missing, the devices prompts for it during
profile installation.
Password String, optional. The password of the account. Use only with
encrypted profiles.
Certificate Optional. For accounts that allow authentication via certificate,
a .p12 identity certificate in NSData blob format.
CertificateName String, Optional. Specifies the name or description of the
certificate.
CertificatePassword Optional. The password necessary for the p12 identity certificate.
Use only with encrypted profiles.
Key Value
UserDefinedName String. Description of the VPN connection displayed on the
device.
OverridePrimary Boolean. Specifies whether to send all traffic through the VPN
interface. If true, all network traffic is sent over VPN.
VPNType String. Determines the settings available in the payload for this
type of VPN connection. It can have three possible
values: “L2TP”, “PPTP”, or “IPSec”, representing L2TP, PPTP and
Cisco IPSec respectively.