Specifications

Protecting data
The BlackBerry Device Service and BlackBerry devices offer security features to protect user information, including:
• Passwords
• Security timeout
• Data wipe
• Back up and restore
• Encryption
• Home screen messages
• Smart cards with BlackBerry Smart Card Reader
Passwords
You can use password protection to protect your organization’s data and user information on devices.
You can also lock a device remotely and change its password.
Device passwords
BlackBerry Balance devices, excluding BlackBerry PlayBook tablets, require users to set a work space password by
default. If you don’t want users to have to enter a password to access work content and resources in the work space, you
can set the "Password Required for Work Space" IT policy rule to No.
BlackBerry PlayBook tablets do not require users to set a work space password by default. If you want users to have to
enter a password to access work content and resources in the work space, you can set the "Password Required for Work
Space" IT policy rule to Yes.
On BlackBerry Balance devices, you can enforce either a work space password or a password for the entire device as
follows:
Rule settings Result
• Password Required for Work Space = Yes
• Apply Work Space Password to Full Device = No
The Work Password (in the BlackBerry Balance settings on
the device) is used as the work space password and the IT
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