Specifications

Using IT policies to manage
BlackBerry Device Service
security
You can use IT policies to control and manage devices in your organization's environment. An IT policy consists of multiple
IT policy rules that manage the security and behavior of the BlackBerry Device Service solution. For example, you can use
IT policy rules to manage the following security features and behaviors of the device:
• Use of a password
• Connections that use Bluetooth wireless technology
• Availability of certain apps and device features
The Default IT policy includes IT policy rules that are configured to indicate the default behavior of the device.
After a user activates a device, the BlackBerry Device Service automatically sends to the device the IT policy that you
assigned to the user account or group. By default, if you do not assign an IT policy to the user account or group, the
BlackBerry Device Service sends the Default IT policy. If you delete an IT policy that you assigned to the user account or
group, the BlackBerry Device Service automatically reassigns the Default IT policy to the user account and resends the
Default IT policy to the device.
For more information, see the BlackBerry Device Service Policy and Profile Reference Guide.
Preconfigured IT policy
The BlackBerry Device Service includes the following preconfigured IT policy. You can change the preconfigured IT policy
to meet the requirements of your organization or copy this IT policy to create new IT policies.
Preconfigured IT policy Description
Default This policy includes all the standard IT policy rules that are set on the
BlackBerry Device Service.
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